After some outstanding men’s javelin throwing in the same stadium barely two weeks ago, there was another fine display in the IAAF Diamond League final but instead of it being the 2014 European champion Antti Ruuskanen who took the honours, it was Germany’s Thomas Rohler turn to shine instead on Thursday (28).

Rohler, who won in Glasgow last month with what was then a personal best of 86.99m to suggest that he might be a contender for a continental medal was to finish a disappointed 12th on his last visit to the Letzigrund Stadium but made up for that performance by winning at the famous Weltklasse meeting with a personal best of 87.63m to take the Diamond Race and the $40,000 first prize.

The 22-year-old from Jena unleashed his big throw in the first round and despite good conditions for the javelin, his nearest rival was almost two metres in arrears.

Second place went to Trinidad and Tobago’s London 2012 Olympic Games champion Keshorn Walcott, who is even younger than Rohler at 21, who set a national record of 85.77m when throwing immediately before Rohler in the first round.

Ruuskanen this time was down in sixth with 83.85m while Egypt’s 2014 world leader Ihab Abdelrahman was one place and 23cm further back in sixth and as neither men took any points, it eliminated them from Diamond Race contention.

The Diamond Race final standing for men's javelin throw can be seen below:

Rank 1 Thomas RÖHLER - (GER)   15Pts

Rank 2 Tero PITKÄMÄKI - (FIN)    10Pts

Rank 3 Ihab ABDELRAHMAN - (EGY)   8Pts

Rank 3 Vítezslav VESELÝ - (CZE)   8Pts

Rank 5 Antti RUUSKANEN - (FIN)   4Pts

Rank 5 Keshorn WALCOTT - (TTO)   4Pts

Rank 7 Julius YEGO - (KEN)   2Pts

Rank 8 Dmitriy TARABIN - (RUS)   1Pts

 

source:diamondleague.com