ATHLETICS BREAKTHROUGH: Anita Márton, World Champion in shot put – VIDEO

Nemzetisport.hu reports the incredible achievement of the Hungarian shot-putter, Anita Márton. Unbeaten in this season, Márton became gold medalist in the final with 19.62 meters. At the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, the first-ever gold Hungarian medal was won!

Márton was at 2nd place with her 18.87 meters throw after the Jamaican Danniel Thomas-Dodd with 19.05 meters, who was preceded by Márton in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. This season was better for the Polish competitor, Paulina Guba, as well who has achieved remarkable results, but another tough opponent of the Hungarian athlete was the Chinese Kung-Li-csia, World Champion last year at the World Outdoor Chamionships in Athletics in London.

Besides the great names participating in the championship, it was also questionable how the new system introduced in the Championship would affect competitiors. It is based on the idea that until the last throw, the number of participants is halved two times.

This, however, did not affect Márton who opened with 18.29 meters, then continued with 18.30 meters. However, as the tension heightened, she showed what she knows with a world-leading 19.48 meters in the third round that amazed everyone. She did not only achieve the world’s best this year, but also improved her own national record (19.33) that she achieved in Portland in 2016.

Although her fourth attempt was invalid, she threw 18.96 meters in the fifth round. In the last round, only 4 competitiors rested in competition, but neither of them could surpass the record of Anita Márton.

Therefore, for the last attempt, she could be sure about her world champion title. This, however, did not discourage her from showing her best in this season, and she further improved her incredible throw with 19.62 meters.

In a late night interview to Nemzeti Sport, she revealed her feelings about her victory: