Märt Israel gets sixth at DN Galan meet in Stockholm...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Former University of Washington discus thrower Märt Israel of Estonia (left/photo by Paul Merca) finished sixth in the men's discus at the DN Galan meeting at the Olympic Stadium as the Samsung Diamond League series continued.

Israel threw 203-9 (62.11m) as the legendary Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania bested the field with a toss of 213-5 (65.05m).

Another former Washington Husky, Norway's Ingvill Måkestad, finished sixth in the B section of the women's 800, running 2:03.09, as Molly Beckwith of the United States won the section in 2:00.33, and Jamaica's Kenia Sinclair took the overall victory at 1:58.21.

In the featured men's 200, Jamaica's Usain Bolt won decisively in 20.03.


Complete results from the DN Galan meeting are available here.

The Samsung Diamond League resumes next week with the Aviva London Grand Prix.

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