Holly Robinson saves best until last in Paralympics javelin
As rain fell in Tokyo, New Zealand Paralympian Holly Robinson waited until her last possible opportunity to claim the gold medal in the F46 javelin at the Paralympics.
Holly Robinson.
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The Dunedin-based athlete is the world record holder in the F46 javelin, with a distance of 45.73m she set two years ago in Sydney.
Robinson threw 37.46m with the first of her six attempts on Friday, a 38.68m in her second throw followed by a no throw on her third.
She improved to 38.75m on her fourth, dropped to a 38.40 with her second to last throw and as the rain came down heavier Robinson’s last throw of 40.99m sealed her first Paralympic gold.
