The world and Olympic champion opened with 62.37m, then followed it with three fouls. With just two attempts left, she was down in fourth place and needed to better Dani Samuels’ 65.20m which led at the time.
And then it all clicked. Perkovic’s discus flew out to 66.80m; a mark which no one else was able to match. Samuels improved by one centimetre in the final round, but still trailed Perkovic by more than a metre. Perkovic now has an unassailable lead in the Diamond Race. She needs only to compete in the IAAF Diamond League final later in the year to secure her fourth Diamond trophy.
