IF you’re into omens then Dani Stevens has provided a good one in the women’s discus qualifying.
The Australian didn’t muck around, stepping into the cage and letting rip an impressive throw of 65.56m which gained her automatic entry into Sunday’s final.
And the omen?
The last time Stevens threw an automatic qualifying throw on her first attempt was at the 2009 world championships in Berlin where she won the gold medal.
Dani Stevens launches a massive 65.56m throw.Source:AFP
“It’s always the dream doing it on your fist round throw in qualifying, so I am stoked it was a decent throw as well,” she said.
“I was pretty nervous as I was going in there but it is great, I’m in the final.
“I think the only other time I have done it on my first throw was in Berlin (in 2009). I think it was a 62 auto then so I am really happy.
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“The fact that (Yaime) Perez came out and threw 65 I thought right and it kind of got me geed up a bit.”
Croatia’s Sandra Perkovic produced the longest qualifying throw of 69.67m.
Stevens finished fourth at last year’s Rio Olympics and believes she is in better shape and form at these world championships.
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Originally published as Aussie discus star’s eight-year ‘good’ omen
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