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Schwanitz returns with 19.11m in Chemnitz, Boling clocks 45.51 in Columbia | REPORT


Christina Schwanitz in action in the shot put (© Bongarts / Getty Images)
Fifteen months since her last competition – and 14 months since undergoing knee surgery – 2015 world champion Christina Schwanitz returned to the shot put ring in Chemnitz on Sunday (24) and unleashed a 19.11m winning effort.
The 35-year-old German, who hadn’t competed since taking bronze at the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, opened her series with a foul and followed it with an 18.00m heave. Katharina Maisch held a slender lead with her 18.04m lifetime best in round one, but Schwanitz surpassed that with her fourth-round throw of 18.79m.
In the final round, Sara Gambetta moved into second place with 18.18m before Schwanitz released her winning throw of 19.11m. Maisch responded with another PB, this time 18.12m, but it wasn’t enough to move out of third place. ....

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