Iran Press/Iran news: Iranian discus thrower, Ehsan Haddadi could break the Olympic record which currently stands at 66 meters.
Earlier, Haddadi won gold as well as his sixth Asian title with a throw of 65.95 meters in the competitions in the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships in Qatar, IRNA reported.
Haddadi had already claimed a gold medal in Triton Invitational in Chula Vista, Southern California, the US, with a throw of 67.19m, in which Sam Mattis won the silver medal and Reggie Jagers won a bronze.
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and commonly known as Tokyo 2020, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. 104/211
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