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Cantwell's StreakPublished by
With his win in Stockholm on Thursday, Christian Cantwell became the first athlete to score 5 Diamond League wins (he was matched the next day by Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic). The mammoth American putter is also riding a notable winning streak. He’s undefeated in 18 meets this year--a season with includes a gold at the World Indoor Championships--and overall has a 20-meet streak going. He last lost to Olympic champion Tomas Majewski in Dubnica, Slovakia, last September. During the streak, which is topped by a year-leading 73-6¼ (22.41) to win the Prefontaine Classic, he has failed to top the 70-foot barrier (21.34) only twice. 10 of the competitions have been over 71 (21.64) and 5 over 72 (21.95). Read the full article at: www.trackandfieldnews.com
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