Yuriy Kushniruk

There was impressive throwing on the final day of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Trabzon, Turkey, with Ukrainian javelin thrower Yuriy Kushniruk setting a European best of 83.42m on Friday.

Only one boy, Argentina’s Braian Toledo, has ever thrown further with a 700gm implement. 

The previous European best was 83.02m by Russia’s Valeriy Jordan in 2009 and Kushniruk’s own personal best was 77.10m set when finishing fourth at the World Youth Championships in the French city of Lille earlier this month.

Finland’s Sebastian Teikari finished a distant second in Trabzon with 75.43m.

source: european-athletics.org