Nikola Ogrodníková won the spear meeting in Offenburg with a performance of 60.40 meters. The Czech Olympian, who failed to advance from qualifying in Tokyo, won the last attempt to move from fourth place.
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Nikola Ogrodnikova in the qualification of spearmen in Tokyo.
American Cara Winger threw 60 centimeters less, and Latina Lina Muzeová was third. Another Czech Olympian, Irena Gillarová, finished sixth with the only valid attempt 51.48 meters long.
The men’s race became the prey of the favored Johannes Vetter, who returned to the winning wave with an performance of 86.17 after a failure at the Olympics. In Tokyo, the German javelin and clear favorite for gold finished ninth.