Summary Tausaga improves personal best by four metresVictory comes after finishing last in previous two worldsSecond successive World Championship heartbreak for AllmanBUDAPEST, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Laulauga Tausaga obliterated her personal best by over four metres to take a stunning world discus gold on Tuesday just as fellow American and hot favourite Valarie Allman had been seemingly cruising towards the title.
She improved that to 68.79 in the third round and 69.23 in the fourth and seemed comfortably set for gold until her team mate's stunner.
Hawaiian-born Tausaga had managed a personal best of 65.56 but that was barely noticed as it kept her in sixth place at the halfway point.
After Tausaga's Bob Beamonesque throw, Allman had a final chance to reclaim the lead but could not manage it, leaving her compatriot to take a victory throw, which shed did with tears streaming down her face.
Feng claimed bronze with a final round throw of 68.20.
Persons:
Allman, Tausaga, Valarie Allman, Feng Bin, mate's, Bob Beamonesque, Feng, Daniel Stahl, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris
Organizations:
Allman BUDAPEST, Budapest, USA, Thomson
Locations:
China, Eugene