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"These are the reasons I do this sport": Maddi Wesche on her silver shot put success

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九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 10 Aug 2024, 2:39pm
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"These are the reasons I do this sport": Maddi Wesche on her silver shot put success

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 10 Aug 2024, 2:39pm

Maddison-Lee Wesche claimed the silver medal in a thrilling women鈥檚 shot put final at the听Paris 2024 Olympics听this morning.听

Yemisi Ogunleye of Germany听emerged as the ultimate champion, but not before a nail-biting battle with Wesche for the top spot.听

For most of the final, Wesche held the lead. However, Ogunleye had a remarkable final round throw, stealing the lead from the Kiwi athlete.

Piney caught up with Wesche for a chat about her incredible achievement.

She told him that she鈥檚 pretty happy, liking the feeling of throwing a personal best at the Olympics and getting a silver medal, though she would鈥檝e liked the gold.

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