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Congratulations Kim Mickle!
A huge congratulations to Kim Mickle on breaking the Javelin National Record with a throw of 66.83m!! Hope you were down at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday to see it live!
"The Australian javelin record belongs to Kim Mickle (WA) after she threw a monster 66.83m to win at the IAAF Melbourne World Challenge.
Eclipsing the previous mark of Louise Currey, who she met for the first time at the John Landy Lunch on Thursday, Mickle’s performance was but one of eight Commonwealth Games A-Qualifiers, with Kathryn Mitchell (Vic, javelin), Dani Samuels (NSW, discus), Sally Pearson (Qld, 100m hurdles), Josh Ralph (Vic, 800m), Jeff Riseley (Vic, 800m), Henry Frayne (Qld, long jump) and Eleanor Patterson (Vic, high jump) also staking their claim for Glasgow 2014.
Hitting her record-breaking mark in the third round, Mickle’s performance was in response to a 63.58m effort from Mitchell to hit the lead in the second round. Unrivalled for the remainder of competition, the performance brings to life the dream of a Little Athlete who took up the spear as a junior.
“I don’t feel like it has even happened, I can’t say that it’s a relief or anything like that because it doesn’t feel real, but when I get home and I look back at the tape I think I will begin to understand what I have done and how great it is,” Mickle said.
“I can’t believe it, it is the best thing ever. This week was surreal. I met my idol for the first time earlier in the week and then tonight had Kathryn pushing me so hard to perform well simply because she was throwing big too. It is like a script. I felt good coming here, have been working really hard, and it is so exciting that’s for sure.”
Both Mickle and Mitchell will next compete at the 92nd Australian Athletics Championships and Selection Trials in Melbourne (Vic) early next month."