Cypriot athlete in discus throw Apostolos Parellis finished 10th at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships that take place on August 4-13.
During the finals of the World Championships Men`s Discus Throw, which took place on Saturday, 32 year- old Parellis finished 10th with a throw of 63.17 metres.
According to a press release, this is one of Parellis’ greatest successes which also include a 6th position in the World Championships in Beijing in 2015 and an 8th at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Parellis, whose personal record is 65.69 metres, will now get prepared for the Mediterranean and the Commonwealth Games that will take place next year.
Andrius Gozdius from Lithuania won the gold medal (69.21) followed by Swedish Daniel Stahl (69.19), and American Mason Finley (68.03).
Meanwhile, 14-year- old Florentia Loizidou secured the bronze medal at the slalom finals in the European Youth & Young Waterski Championship, in Spain.
