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#BudaQuest | Dacres settles for fifth in men’s discus final

Published:Monday | August 21, 2023 | 4:04 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter
Jamaica's Fedrick Dacres in the middle of throwing discus during that event's final at the World Athletics Championships inside the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary.
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Jamaica's Fedrick Dacres in the middle of throwing discus during that event's final at the World Athletics Championships inside the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary.

Jamaica’s Fedrick Dacres had to settle for fifth place in the final of the men’s discus at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Dacres produced a championship best effort of 66.72 metres in an event won by Sweden’s Daniel Stahl with a championship record 71.46.

Slovenia’s Kristjan Ceh was second with 70.02m, while Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna took bronze with his 68.85-metre mark.

Stahl was relegated to second place by Ceh's last throw of the meet and needed to improve on his 69.37 with his final throw.

The rest is history.

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