World Athletics Championships: Australian Kelsey-Lee Barber Wins Javelin Gold

Doha, October 02 (QNA) - Australian Kelsey-Lee Barber won the gold medal in the women's javelin at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. Barber won the competition after an amazing performance in the final round as she was able to hit 66.56m. Chinese duo Liu Shiying (65.75m) and Lyu Huihui (65.49m) came in second and third, respectively. "I didn't know how far it was as I was still waiting to watch it fly over that line but it certainly felt like a really clean throw," Barber said. "With easy, clean throwing you normally know they are quite good throws." "I thought it had snuck over 65 so I was just waiting to see the numbers come up. Then to see 66 and jump into first place my head was spinning a bit. But I was like 'wait, I can't celebrate too early because I have still got three girls to go'," she said. Czech Barbora Spotakova hit javelin's world record of 72.28m in September 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany. (QNA)