Ragonesi Advances in Discus at World Juniors

EUGENE, Ore. – Gian Piero Ragonesi advanced to the final in the men’s discus at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships.

Representing Italy, Ragonesi placed third in Group B of the men’s discus preliminaries with a mark of 60.30m. The rising sophomore’s mark was a personal-best and ranked fourth overall in preliminaries, securing Ragonesi one of the 12 spots in Saturday’s final scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.

Shakima Wimbley is the lone Hurricane yet to compete at the IAAF World Junior Championships. Wimbley is part of Team USA’s 89-member roster for the 8th IAAF World Junior Championships, earning one of six spots in Team USA’s 4x400m relay pool. Wimbley recently competed at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships, placingthird in the women’s 400m final with a time of 52.55 seconds. The women’s 4x400m relay heats are scheduled for July 26 beginning at 6:35 p.m. ET.

The 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships will be streamed live via webcast. It will be the largest IAAF event ever contested on U.S. soil. A total of 177 national federations, from Algeria to Zimbabwe, have expressed their intent to compete at the six-day track and field meet where more than 1,750 athletes under the age of 20 are expected to participate. 

The 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships will be held from July 22-27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The 2014 edition of the IAAF World Junior Championships marks the first time the event has ever been held in the United States.  

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