World Para Athletics Championships: Holly Robinson dominates shot put with personal best throw

Holly Robinson has won her third consecutive shot put silver at the World Para Athletics Championships in India. Photo / Photosport

By RNZ Sport

New Zealand’s Holly Robinson has made it three straight shot put silver medals at the World Para Athletics Championships after producing a record-breaking throw in India.

Robinson bettered her own Oceania record in finishing second in the F46 final in India, unfurling a best distance of 12.86m.

It follows silvers in the same discipline in Paris in 2023 and Kobe last year for the 30-year-old from Dunedin, who is a decorated athlete in both the shot put and javelin.

Robinson retired from javelin throwing after finishing sixth at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, the event at which she won a shot put bronze. Previously she won javelin gold at the Tokyo Paralympics (2020) and silver at Rio (2016).

Her improvement in the shot put was evident in her series of throws in New Delhi, where her shortest throw of 12.26m still eclipsed her previous best of 12.25m.

Uzbekistan’s Karomat Omonoova won with a best distance of 13.07m while Canada’s Katie Pegg was third (12.76m).

In another result overnight, New Zealand’s Michael Whittaker was eighth in the men’s 5000m T13 final.

New Zealand have won four medals with three days of competition remaining.

Golds have gone to Lisa Adams in the women’s F37 shot put and Danielle Aitchison in the women’s T36 100m, while Will Stedman snared bronze in the men’s T36 400m.

– RNZ