Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna, 21, won silver in Paris, following in his father Virgilijus’ footsteps. He qualified for final with a 67.47-meter throw and broke his father’s Olympic record with 69.89 meters. As the world record holder (74.35 meters), Mykolas is set to continue his family’s legacy.
Fuck off 2004 was 20 years ago, get the fuck out of here with that nonsense.
Wouldn’t want to be the grandson right now
d’you think they discus the sport at the dinner table?
I am very confused by the description. How is the son the record holder if he only won silver?
He was bested a short time later by Rohe Stona, who won the gold medal and holds the Olympic record now.
As the world record holder (74.35 meters), Mykolas is set to continue his family’s legacy.
What does this mean? He’s not the record holder then, is he?
He holds the world record (at any official event)
He broke the Olympics record (at the Olympics only) held by his father
The Olympics record was then beaten by someone else
The Olympics record is lower than the world record so he still holds the world record
Did some research, updated the title from this official source: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/live-updates/6d4b6021-44cd-413e-8843-c254443eb4fe
I would talk so much shit to my dad if I broke his record
