Cuban Discus Thrower Garners Gold in Beijing

HAVANA, Aug 25 (acn) Cuban discus thrower Denia Caballero got the gold in her first attempt at Beijing World Athletics Championship, which runs till August 30.

Caballero´s discus throw reached 69.28 meters which brought with it her major medal for her sports career in a year of great achievements, since she became Champ at Toronto´s Pan-American Games in June.
The Cuban athlete was followed by Croatian Sandra Perkovic (67.39) and German Nadine Muller (65.53), while another Cuban athlete, Yaime Perez finished fourth with 65.46.