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Leipzig's offspring in stone throwing: Morgaine breaks the record!
On May 30, 2025, the U19 stone pitch competition will take place in Leipzig, with six talented athletes.
Leipzig's offspring in stone throwing: Morgaine breaks the record!
On May 30, 2025, an exciting competition in the throwing discipline of stone throwing will take place as part of the gymnastics festival in Leipzig. The event begins at 10 a.m. in the sand pit at the Stadium of Peace, near the Motor Gohlis Nord sports club. Here, six talented young track and field athletes aged 16 and 17 compete against each other to measure their skills in this special discipline. The stone used weighs 5 kilograms for the participants, which corresponds to the weight for the age group up to 19 years.
Stone put combines elements of javelin throwing and shot put and requires both significant strength and good coordination. Athletics Online explains that throwing disciplines such as discus, hammer throw, shot put and javelin are among the traditional and Olympic competitions in athletics.
Services and goals of the athletes
In the competition, the focus is on Morgaine Rosenke from Leipzig, who achieved a new personal competition best with a width of 7.43 meters. This result could bring you into a good position because she is pursuing her ambitions for medal ranks at the German Fairy Fighting Athletics Championship, which will take place on Sunday. The disciplines of the championship include long jumps, shot puts, sling ball throwing, 100-meter run and 1,000-meter run.
The throwing disciplines in athletics are known not only for their technical difficulty, but also for the variety of throwing devices and weight classes. While the maximum weight for women in shot put is 4 kg, the weight for men is 7.257 kg. This applies similarly to the discus and javelin, with the men's weight being two grams for the discus and 800 g for the javelin.
The great interest in athletics
Athletics is very popular in Germany. Around 7.9 million people have a strong interest in this sport, which underlines how important it is in the national sports structure. The German Athletics Association (DLV) is the sixth largest sports association in Germany and counted around 793,000 members last year. It is particularly noteworthy that 2024 were active more women than men in the DLV.
With athletes like Usain Bolt, who holds world records over 100 meters and 200 meters, as well as Malaika Mihambo in the long jump, athletics is shaped by large idols. Statista emphasizes that this sport generates immense attention not only at the Olympic Games but also at national championships.