Alekna throws Diamond League record, Dos Santos and Jefferson-Wooden win key clashes in Silesia

At the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Diamond League meeting in Silesia on 23 August 2026, Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna threw a Diamond League record of 72.58m in the discus, surpassing his own previous record of 71.70m set in London, with all four of his valid throws exceeding 71 metres. Kristjan Čeh finished second with 68.93m and Daniel Ståhl third with 68.25m. Mondo Duplantis also won the pole vault with 6.20m, while Alison dos Santos, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, and Collen Kebinatshipi claimed victories in their respective events.