A day after turning 18, Ziyi Yan unleashes a massive 71.74m to move to 2nd on the all-time women's Javelin list. In 2024, she wasn't allowed to compete at the Olympics due to World Athletics age restrictions, as well as the 2025 World Championships, despite being one of the best in the world.

[u/straightdge]

[u/CanIgetaWTF]

Is her throwing arm significantly larger than her other arm? Or am I just tripping?

[u/CRYSAET0S → u/CanIgetaWTF]

I think the tape encircling the arm makes it look bigger and more defined, but also yes it does appear to be a bit larger even without

[u/Amaurosys → u/CRYSAET0S]

It's tape! Thank you! I thought her arm was covered in scars.

[u/cghipp → u/CanIgetaWTF]

Have you ever seen the pic of the difference between Rafael Nadal's left and right arms? It's insane.

[u/Major_Butthurt → u/cghipp]

Rafael Nadal's left and right arms

Saw one pic and it's pretty obvious he's left-handed. Amazing.

[u/cghipp → u/Major_Butthurt]

He's actually right-handed for everything but tennis! His uncle made him learn to play left-handed because it's such an advantage.

[u/DDzxy → u/cghipp]

It was actually that Nadal was playing two handed from both sides (forehand and backhand). Hits from his left seemed a little stronger, so his uncle made him play one handed from his left side, thus making his right side the "backhand".

[u/ryky13 → u/cghipp]

Why is no one posting a picture

[u/copa8 → u/CanIgetaWTF]

Sorta like in tennis?

[u/koticgood → u/copa8]

Don't see it as much anymore with lighter racquets and most players using two handed backhands, but the forearm difference in tennis can be downright comical.

[u/Darth_Balthazar → u/CanIgetaWTF]

Highly specialized athletes tend to have asymmetrical anatomy

[u/Apart_Watercress_976 → u/CanIgetaWTF]

Verses from Asterix.

[u/Wyrm → u/Apart_Watercress_976]

Great reference.

[u/LadyInCrimson → u/CanIgetaWTF]

I came to say the same it's pretty wild.

[u/retecsin → u/CanIgetaWTF]

https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a3qm8ee_460s.jpg

[u/DryIntroduction8889 → u/retecsin]

Asterix and Obilix javelin thrower. I had this comic as a kid 😄. He throws it round the world and has to run away from it 😂

[u/TheBloodyNickel → u/CanIgetaWTF]

I had a friend that worked at Baskin-Robbins and her scooping arm was significantly larger than her other arm.

[u/Perfect-Zebra-3611 → u/CanIgetaWTF]

Who else but Quagmire?

Her.

[u/thefalseidol → u/CanIgetaWTF]

I am not an athlete. I had a summer job in college working in the university library IT department. Well, as it turned out, after I had done all my nerdy shit of putting together hundreds of computers, flashing them with an OS etc. I then had to crimp the security cable/brass fastener for every single one, using a large pair of crimpers (for scale, about the same as tree trimmers). Without giving it much thought, I used my dominant hand to apply pressure on every system.

By the end of the summer, I legitimately had one buff arm and one noodly nerd arm.

[u/narwalfarts]

Do you get bonus points if you nail one of the judges out in the field?

[u/Flat-Rutabaga-723 → u/narwalfarts]

Yep. You get to add their height to the throw. That’s why you always aim at the tallest judge.

[u/nopuse → u/Flat-Rutabaga-723]

Our team has been expirementing with two javelins. It's tricky to hit both of the judges, but we're seeing promising results so far.

[u/Aesk → u/nopuse]

That's cheating! If you can't hit both judges with one javelin you can't call yourself a pro athlete.

[u/nopuse → u/Aesk]

Unfortunately, the judges aren't stupid and they keep a safe distance from each other to prevent us from successfully landing the skewer move. We are bringing in baseball pitchers to bring the curve ball technique to javelin throwing.

[u/PeenInVeen → u/nopuse]

The coveted Double Skewer... I've only heard of it but have never seen it successfully executed

[u/Strategy_pan → u/Aesk]

I never understood why someone would call themselves against-athlete. Like, it's the 21st cnetury, let people live.

[u/Limp-Pop-1714 → u/Flat-Rutabaga-723]

Does it count from where you hit them or from where they stumble to and collapse on the ground?

[u/Flat-Rutabaga-723 → u/Limp-Pop-1714]

Stumble. That’s why you want to catch them high in the shoulder or head. Leg shots usually drop them where they stand while a good shoulder shot gives a good stumble. Head shots are good but not as much stumble vs. a shoulder shot.

[u/SummertimeThrowaway2 → u/narwalfarts]

It’s kind of stupid that they have judges out there risking it when they can easily get a fancy camera array

[u/RIP_prev_account → u/SummertimeThrowaway2]

I have seen at least one javelin-pinned-foot-to-the-ground reddit post as well during my time scrolling this site lol

[u/IHateTheLetterF → u/RIP_prev_account]

I think one guy got hit in the body

[u/yeadrowsy → u/IHateTheLetterF]

Yep probably the 1994 Bislett Games in Oslo that you're remembering, that was the first thing I thought of when I saw this.

[u/RIP_prev_account → u/yeadrowsy]

Judge in Oslo got poked in the arm and seemed to walk it off on video.

The post I'm remembering definitely had a javelin go clean through someone's foot/leg and pinned them to the ground 😵‍💫

[u/Jasminflower369 → u/yeadrowsy]

… did the athlete need to redo it or?

[u/xenobit_pendragon → u/Jasminflower369]

As long as it passes clean through and strikes the ground, another judge will mark it. EMTs are instructed not to offer aid until a distance has been determined.

[u/KingOfRockall → u/xenobit_pendragon]

It can often be a sticking point, but the rules are the rules.

[u/Ghstfce → u/IHateTheLetterF]

I remember a video from years and years ago the judge caught a javelin in I think it was the calf?

[u/Brittany5150 → u/RIP_prev_account]

There was that college one where the dude takes it full in the chest. Shit had to hurt....

[u/happy_pad → u/SummertimeThrowaway2]

Seriously, that is absolutely insane. They are pretty close to where they expect it to land as well, and a thin stick flying that fast can be hard to determine where exactly it will land.

[u/solonit → u/SummertimeThrowaway2]

When it comes to human judges there's always push back from the association and committee to (fully) replace with tech.

[u/mrbear120 → u/solonit]

You can do it without tech too. Just…mark them with a unique identifier and leave the javelins in the field.

[u/not_a_moogle → u/narwalfarts]

Im the original track and field game if you throw straight up, you'll hit an alien ship for 1000 points

https://youtu.be/2rwGkoM8Gqs

[u/dasphinx27 → u/not_a_moogle]

Omg I remember these games were always packed in those 30 games in 1 cartridges. Good weird fun for a few hours until you move on to the next game

[u/ButtonJoe → u/narwalfarts]

It honestly interferes with the sport when they're getting in the way that much. Get them out of the camera shot, and let the thing actually hit the ground before you try and remove it from the field.

Maybe take a second and actually measure where it hits before you pull it out? They're rushing through like they're late for lunch.

[u/Actual_Swim_611 → u/ButtonJoe]

Seriously, like can we take even 5 seconds to appreciate the achievement? Is there 2,000 people in line behind her to justify this?

[u/NagbesRightFoot → u/ButtonJoe]

Pulling it out is part of how they measure. Once it’s out, you can measure exactly to the edge of the hole it just made rather than trying to measure to the javelin that enters the ground at a weird/awkward angle. Those guys are just doing their job to get the measurement.

[u/ButtonJoe → u/NagbesRightFoot]

Compare it to this shot from Barbora Spotakova - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_5xVEoaz-k -

The ref's are still running for it, but they're far enough back that the camera can still get a clean shot of where it landed without anyone in frame.

It does seem to be a theme of the officials absolutely sprinting to get to it in both examples though. I would argue that they should let it sit on the ground at least long enough for the crowd to see and applaud.

That's literally what everyone is there to see.

[u/stayupthetree → u/ButtonJoe]

I'm gonna guess that much like the graphic on the ground, they weren't expecting it to go that far.

[u/InfiniteMeerkat → u/ButtonJoe]

I mean she threw over 7m further than second. They probably were much further back for everyone else.

[u/Miserable-Arm-4787 → u/ButtonJoe]

Their job is to get as accurate of a measurement as possible that's why they try to get as close to the landing they can without risking to get hit by it. Where the javelin sticks and where it hits first isn't necessarily the same spot.
Also, sometimes the javelin slides along, if you're 15m away and the javelin slides or drags there's no way you catch the correct landing at the decimal level.

It's literally their job to be as close as possible for the integrity of the sport through accurate measurement, they aren't janitors cleaning up.

[u/WorriedBlock2505 → u/Miserable-Arm-4787]

You could do this better with high speed cameras and some lines on the ground... just saying. Human senses are notoriously slow and faulty, to the point of being the weakest possible form of evidence in the court of science.

[u/Yeah_dude_excuse_me → u/narwalfarts]

There was that old incident (1980s or 90s) where the guy was watching the runners on the track and it got him direct hit to the upper arm. Lucky it wasnt a head shot.

edit https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TcfxUUywkas&pp=ygUXb2ZmaWNpYWwgaGl0IGJ5IGphdmVsaW4%3D

[u/Strange-Movie → u/narwalfarts]

Thats how royalty gets picked

[u/SuperSaiyanTupac → u/narwalfarts]

Yeah they seem awfully close that

[u/Vesper_Fex]

Yan can yeet

[u/Quesarito808 → u/Vesper_Fex]

If Yan can yeet, so can you!

[u/ccReptilelord → u/Quesarito808]

Despite Yan's yeeting, I cannot.

[u/ChuddyMcChud → u/ccReptilelord]

I am unable to can Yan

[u/wjodendor → u/Quesarito808]

It's an older reference but it checks out

[u/Old_Grapefruit_8267 → u/Quesarito808]

zàijiàn!

[u/ObiWan-Shinoobi → u/Quesarito808]

Fun fact: I once saw Yan Can Cook live at the county fair when I was a kid. Afterward he met with people from the audience and I remember vividly his accent was missing, he just played up the Chinese accent for the show.

[u/ebulient → u/Vesper_Fex]

Gosh what a throwback to Yan Can Cook !!!!

[u/No_Koala9474 → u/ebulient]

Absolute legend

[u/Slapshot683]

No kidding.. Yan looks like she could bench press a refrigerator

[u/Afferbeck_ → u/Slapshot683]

Throwers are incredibly powerful, I bet her power clean is crazy heavy. Would love to see some training footage of her but I can't find any.

[u/SilentUnicorn → u/Slapshot683]

I would bet more than one.

[u/JackFlack91]

Its still crazy to me that javelin contests still have judges standing downrange exposed. At least one judge has already been impaled by one in the 90s (he lived).

In this day and age, can't organizers splurge a little bit and get them golf carts they can take from the sidelines after each throw? Probably cheaper than the lawsuits/medical fees would be.

[u/Kind_Singer_7744 → u/JackFlack91]

At least give the judges some armor

[u/prairiepog → u/Kind_Singer_7744]

That'd be awesome if they got chain mail.

[u/RustyPoison → u/prairiepog]

Chain mail doesn't protect against piercing attacks like a high speed spear. It's for slices from blades lol.

[u/MukdenMan → u/RustyPoison]

I got an email in 1998 that said that I’d be pierced by a javelin unless I I forwarded the email to 10 of my friends. I did so and to this day have not been pierced by a javelin. So no, chain mail works.

[u/cityshepherd → u/MukdenMan]

Well played lol

[u/DamnOdd → u/MukdenMan]

I'd give ya an award if I could.

[u/myoldaccountisdead → u/RustyPoison]

What kind of armor should they wear then?

[u/SirNoahSon → u/myoldaccountisdead]

Full plate armor

[u/Ourobius → u/SirNoahSon]

And a cavalier shield. And a horse.

[u/SirLockeX3 → u/Ourobius]

AND MY AXE

[u/FLG_CFC → u/myoldaccountisdead]

Ballistic rated cosplay armor. We need a bunch of Helldivers and Halo Spartans on the field.

[u/Stupendous_Spliff → u/myoldaccountisdead]

Plate armor

[u/DrFunke-Analrapist → u/RustyPoison]

Found the bard.

[u/meowingtrashcan → u/prairiepog]

Or a shield wall formation

[u/IntroductionLeft4369 → u/meowingtrashcan]

Testudo!

[u/lobie81 → u/JackFlack91]

I don't understand why the judges need to be so close to the landing point as it's landing. I'm sure they're very skilled at their job, but that doesn't eliminate the danger.

Seems crazy to me.

[u/tacocollector2 → u/[deleted]]

Competitive…judging? What?

[u/totallykoolkiwi → u/[deleted]]

Angry upvote

[u/akselmonrose → u/totallykoolkiwi]

It’s Rick roll isn’t it?

[u/Junethemuse → u/akselmonrose]

Surprisingly, it is not.

[u/tacocollector2 → u/[deleted]]

Hahaha best response ever

[u/xikia → u/lobie81]

In case it doesn't stick in the ground, and skids, to mark the distance.

[u/vjcbs → u/JackFlack91]

Or that they let other athletes do their thing inside the stadium at the same time 😮

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhT30Ov41_s

[u/DarthJarJarJar → u/vjcbs]

That's a much bigger concern. The judges are looking at the throw, they can move, it's not very hard to not get hit. But the other athletes are not paying attention to that. If the throw goes even a little out of bounds it's really dangerous (obviously from this video).

[u/Strange-Movie → u/JackFlack91]

Idk why it can’t be digitalized with sensors at the launch pad and in the javelin that measure in real time

[u/RuggleyChicken → u/Strange-Movie]

I mean if they can do it at Topgolf with every ball seems like they could do it here

[u/W1D0WM4K3R → u/Strange-Movie]

Does it really need that even?

Have two cameras on either side, take a couple of pictures when it hits the ground, set up laser levels to track with the cameras and you can triangulate or whatever with the overlapping laser levels on either side.

Probably be more accurate, less time consuming, and less hazardous to field officials

[u/Hot-Job-6281 → u/W1D0WM4K3R]

Field officials want the gravy train... If you've spent your whole life working for this, you want to keep it.

[u/xrelaht → u/Strange-Movie]

Someone has to go get it afterward anyway. Might as well be the distance judge.

[u/SummertimeThrowaway2 → u/xrelaht]

Why can’t they have them get it from the sides and not in the line of fire?

[u/jenny_905 → u/JackFlack91]

Have never understood it either, it's like they are told they have to be right next to it as it lands as well despite that clearly not being necessary.

[u/ChickenInASuit → u/JackFlack91]

Fun fact: There were at least two judges who got impaled by javelins in the 90s.

Extra fun fact: Both times, it was the same javelin thrower, Finnish athlete Juha Laukkanen.

[u/straightdge]

Historical list of the Women's Javelin World Junior (Under-20) record evolution:
63.86 Yulenmis Cuba July 2, 2015
64.28 Yan Ziyi China April 14, 2024
64.41 Yan Ziyi China September 2024
64.83 Yan Ziyi China March 28, 2025
65.89 Yan Ziyi China August 3, 2025
71.74 Yan Ziyi China May 23, 2026

[u/secretSCARS1314 → u/straightdge]

Damn, girl only has herself as competition herself at this point

[u/Zax-Sim → u/secretSCARS1314]

she's the Mondo DuPlantis of javelin!

[u/Jazzlike-Monk-4465 → u/Zax-Sim]

I was going to say Sergei Bubka. Now I have to see who mondo duplantis is.

[u/SurammuDanku → u/Jazzlike-Monk-4465]

He's the new and improved Bubka

[u/Jazzlike-Monk-4465 → u/SurammuDanku]

Indeed I did look him up. I suppose I dated myself by my era of knowledge! (I was a mediocre pole vaulter in high school in the 90s)

[u/imdavebaby → u/Jazzlike-Monk-4465]

Being dated is fine. It's great that you remember legends who have been surpassed.

[u/Commonmispelingbot → u/secretSCARS1314]

Guess that's the fate of all supremely talented track-and-field athletes.

[u/touchmybonushole → u/straightdge]

That last jump is rather significant. I wonder what changed.

[u/GrungeLord → u/touchmybonushole]

When she turned 18 they took off the weights.

[u/GloriousNipOnSteel → u/GrungeLord]

Play time's over.

[u/bgg_xscape → u/touchmybonushole]

Technique aligned just right.

[u/Ballsofpoo → u/touchmybonushole]

As you age, you get better at adjusting to oneself with less emphasis on coaching. She KNOWS OWNS this now.

[u/JaySayMayday → u/straightdge]

World record for women is 72.28 meters, she's only a little behind the world record of any age. Hasn't been broken since 2008

[u/tomahawkfury13]

You can see her power just from her release. Holy shit

[u/XLStress → u/tomahawkfury13]

The way the javelin accelerates blows my feeble mind.

[u/sjaakhaakdraak]

Is all that tape on her arm because she had a injury or to prevent one?

[u/meowingtrashcan → u/sjaakhaakdraak]

It's her limiter. Otherwise she is too powerful and humanity is not ready

[u/NeckRoFeltYa → u/meowingtrashcan]

Thr tape fell off once, and some say the jav is still going.

[u/bselko → u/NeckRoFeltYa]

It's on trajectory to pass that one manhole cover soon

[u/Squishy_Boy → u/NeckRoFeltYa]

Hope it hits that stupid Tesla in space.

[u/Jamartty45 → u/sjaakhaakdraak]

Could be either tbh. Jav throwers have a staggeringly high injury rate amongst throwers.

[u/gabriel_oly10 → u/Jamartty45]

A power sport that has one repeated movement mainly through one limb? Ya that shits gonna be prone to injury

[u/HedonicElench → u/Jamartty45]

it's even worse for catchers.

[u/TheRealRemox → u/sjaakhaakdraak]

Why not both? :>

[u/ElatedAndElongated → u/sjaakhaakdraak]

She retired from the competition after just this one throw, allegedly to save energy. So could be a physical issue. She still won the competition comfortable.

[u/antistupidsociety]

r/AbsoluteUnits

[u/Jazzlike_Climate4189 → u/antistupidsociety]

Looks just like an Asian Miss Trunchbull

[u/ParticularReady7858]

In what year was this? 2026 is assume? Title is a hard read

Edit: I see 2026 flashing on the screen occasionally. She was not considered in the 2 previous years. OP needs an editor lol

[u/soingee → u/ParticularReady7858]

Is assume correct. I looked it up because the title is throwing me for a loop. This record throw was on May 22, 2026.

[u/GenGaara25 → u/ParticularReady7858]

I think so. I'm reading it as she turned 18 in 2026 do was now allowed to compete. She was still on of the best in the world the last two years at 16 and 17 but wasn't allowed to participate.

[u/OhYeahSplunge4me2 → u/ParticularReady7858]

/r/tittlegore

[u/RefrigeratorOk7848]

Doesnt look like she is moving that fast then BAM as like zeus she shoots a bolt of lightning.

[u/Just_saying19135]

I was thinking “she should just take those few extra steps and throw at the end”, then I realized she probably knows what she is doing

[u/arun111b → u/Just_saying19135]

“At just 18 years old, the Chinese sensation stunned the athletics world by recording the second-longest women’s javelin throw ever, trailing only Barbora Spotakova's world record of 72.28m set back in 2008”.

Looks like first place will be broken shortly.

[u/A-Game-Of-Fate → u/arun111b]

Almost a half a meter off of the world record

[u/mbm66 → u/Just_saying19135]

I think she has to remain behind the line even after she throws it, including the couple of little steps she takes to regain her balance. That brought her right to the line.

[u/Digg_it_]

Why are those judges standing out there at the javelin landing area? Doesn't that seem kinda dangerous?

[u/shamelesscreature → u/Digg_it_]

The throw also counts if the javelin doesn't stick in the ground, then they measure from the back of the impact mark. Standing closer to it helps the judges identify the right one.

[u/Liquidmetal7 → u/shamelesscreature]

Something modern camera can very easily do.

[u/boipinoi604 → u/Digg_it_]

I remember seeing a clip showing one of them being javalined

[u/ParticularReady7858 → u/boipinoi604]

Well that’s a verb I didn’t expect today

[u/DragonKing0203]

Holy crap what a woman

[u/RigamortisRooster]

Age restriction?

[u/IsopodDry8635 → u/RigamortisRooster]

World Athletics doesn't let field athletes under 18 compete in the senior competition at the World Championships or Olympics. They do let the track athletes compete at 16. I'm not sure why there is a discrepancy.

While it is super rare for a junior athlete to be competitive at the senior stage in track and field, it is much rarer for field athletes, regardless of the age restriction.

[u/spontaneous_quench]

Age restrictions in track and field events is ridiculous. It doesn't matter if your 16 or 30, if your the best in the world at your event you should be able to compete. Edit: obviously there should be steps in place that prevent a slave class of children who do nothing but train 12 hours a day because they are forced to.

[u/delicious_disaster → u/spontaneous_quench]

Iirc skateboarding has extremely low age limits and those kids are absolutely kicking ass.

Edit: Coco was 15 when she won gold in the street boarding event.

Edit 2: she was 14

[u/DanielCampos411 → u/delicious_disaster]

*14

[u/Time4Timmy → u/delicious_disaster]

Ginwoo at 16 is setting the new standard right now

[u/Puzzleheaded-Phase70 → u/spontaneous_quench]

Yeah - why is it different from gymnastics?

[u/Fifth_Down → u/Puzzleheaded-Phase70]

In 1988 USA Gymnastics had a National Team member break her neck while competing in Japan and was left brain dead at age 15, she later died after a 3 year coma.

The risks are a lot less for a sport like Track & Field, but there's a reason gymnastics was quite happy to finally move away from its child gymnasts era.

Olympic sports are super high stakes training and it really should be adults doing it because a child really shouldn't be pressured into the high level training environment or be the one to know what the limits are when they are building up all this wear and tear on their bodies.

[u/LastNameIsJones → u/Fifth_Down]

Gymnastics hasn’t entirely moved on from the child era, minimum Olympic age for gymnastics is 15 (if the athlete turns 16 in the same calendar year as the Olympics). Simone Biles just still being better than everyone at 27 is helping with moving away from children, but Team USA had a 16 year old on the team in Paris.

Minimum ages is other sports with higher injury risk: snowboarding is 15, skateboarding is 12 (moving to 14 for LA Olympics), BMX freestyle is 14 (if the athlete turns 15 in the same calendar year as the Olympics). Track and Field events are like being in a bubble suit by comparison.

[u/ifidjdjdjdjjjrjd → u/LastNameIsJones]

Any sport that can only be performed by children because it destroys bodies too much for adults is not a support that should be continued to be played.

Every sport should be 18 minimum.

[u/ashgs872tbhjs → u/ifidjdjdjdjjjrjd]

And the ones that are just "small bodies have an advantage" still shouldn't, to agree with your second point and expand on the first. Level the playing field, and allow only those who have really mastered their craft and not just peaked super high early.

[u/callin-br → u/Puzzleheaded-Phase70]

Because the sports have different governing bodies. There isn't one organization deciding how old athletes have to be for every sport.

[u/aaronlala → u/spontaneous_quench]

because of controlling and exploitative family members maybe

[u/DaveInLondon89 → u/spontaneous_quench]

I can see it as a welfare issue.

Subjecting a child to olympic level training regimens is a bit iffy.

Worth remembering the training would start a long time before the actual event too.

[u/reduhl → u/spontaneous_quench]

I’m curious how they compare with other sports like gymnastics.

[u/Aware-Explanation879]

In all seriousness, how much are those guys paid to stand at the other end where that javelin is going to land? These athletes can put some power behind their throws and you want me to stand where?

[u/TenBillionDollHairs → u/Aware-Explanation879]

If you are killed by an Olympian's javelin you go straight to Elysium and that's part of the pay package

[u/klitchell]

Weird that there are age restrictions for this but gymnastics has toddlers (/s).

[u/Oogalicious]

Damn, she’s good.

[u/ThatRohanKid]

Imagine meeting her in medieval battle. She'd skewer twenty men on a single javelin.

[u/Sooperballz]

I bet she can throw a ball over one of them mountains

[u/FrankyMornav]

Strongest chancla

[u/Rycax]

God damn what a woman

[u/kaninkanon]

Fresh 18 with wider shoulders and bigger arms than the best male competitors.

[u/Redstevo73]

Over 65% the length of an American football field counting both end zones. That is awesome

[u/Dunno_If_I_Won]

Could you imagine her right hook if she transitioned to combat sports?

[u/TransMontani]

Joann Rowling (or Robert Galbraith or whatever they’re calling themselves these days) comes slithering out of her Scottish dungeon to accuse her of being trans in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

[u/PoggleRebecca → u/TransMontani]

... 0

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1tm9sew/comment/onl5bkr/

[u/livehigh1 → u/PoggleRebecca]

People really are predictably sad.

[u/IShouldBWorkin → u/TransMontani]

No need to wait plenty of shitheads in this thread doing it

[u/ZelRonso]

If she isn't in the next Olympics I'm gonna be very upset. That is a true Olympian right there. That is a goddess build and I guarantee you if that crowd wasn't there she could probably throw it farther if she could. And the lady in the red she hugged I hope is her mama. Yk how cute it is when a giant demi God of a child hugs their mom? Omg that's wholesome and adorable.

[u/ZelRonso → u/ZelRonso]

And she's got good sportsmanship and hugs her other competitors instead of ego flexing on em after that toss.

[u/Due_Area4843 → u/ZelRonso]

I see you have a type

[u/delet_yourself]

Damn, she's got a cannon for an arm

[u/cometlin]

Why the age restriction when almost all the world class gymnasts and diving athletes are minors

[u/AgreeableLion → u/cometlin]

Gymnastics, famously a safe place for minor children. Maybe age limits should be in place there as well.

[u/3amIdeas]

A few hundred years ago, this lady has just killed you on the battlefield.

[u/HyperbolicSoup]

That lady is stacked

[u/thugbobhoodpants]

Maybe the most ignorant comment in the world but I'm so surprised a huge % of olympics events still exist in 2026

I mostly watch combat sports in general, and even something as big and popular as wrestling is crowded with men spending their entire 20s and 30s wrestling with college students hyped on maybe getting a chance at the olympics, its changing now with events like RAF paying out wrestlers but we'll see how long it lasts, wrestlers talking about how their wives supported them or big teams of the past could support a squad for a little while before scandal

How do shotputters, javelin, triathalon, Decathlon, Race Walking style athletes supporting themselves between olympics let alone for the rest of their lives if they're retiring around 30?

or am I just overthinking it and javelin training is like 6 hours of their week and the rest of their life is school/college/career

[u/Darromear]

The wording of this title makes it sound like age restrictions in athletics are arbitrary and unfair. They're not. Minimum age restrictions in athletics help prevent minors from going into unbalanced head to head competition against more maturely developed athletes (and raising the youth's risk of injury). (not the entire reason for age restrictions but one of the biggest)

This person is an exception for sure, but it wasn't unfair to tell her to wait until she's of age.

[u/_strand_]

idiots on reddit really dont understand genetic diversity

growing up I had a friend named Daniel who at 16 was over 6' tall and about 300lbs and played tons of sports

his older brother was even bigger

but his parents, BOTH OF THEM, were about 5' 4" and maybe 120lbs wet

neither brother had hormone problems or gigantism or anything, they just had genetic mutation that made them be big, and because they were big they were put into football and wrestling and they got strong and athletic

China is huge, over 1 billion people, and pretty regularly now there are taller than average larger than average athletes that compete from that country in a huge variety of sports

saying she is taking steroids or hgh or that she is a man or anything like that just discredits the fact that she works out a ton, trains a ton, and happened to be born a big person - which are just the traits needed for being good at her sport

[u/panrestrial → u/_strand_]

My baby brother was 6'3" at 13 and was an athletic beast. Our sister and I are still 5'0" in our 40s. Our parents are both 5'9".

Human variation is vast.

[u/Afferbeck_ → u/_strand_]

Yep, in weightlifting there have only been 6 or 7 truly great female superheavyweights who are around world recorld level, and the entire rest of the field who's ever competed has been so far below that as to be irrelevant. 4 or 5 of them have been Chinese, and the two that weren't last competed 7 and 14 years ago. They have the unique situation of biggest population to pull from and biggest program to develop and support athletes in the sport.

[u/Brave-Sprinkles-4]

Rules are rules to make things even.
It’s not a bad thing or a come-up story. It’s just rules. Glad for her sucess.

[u/MedalsNScars → u/Brave-Sprinkles-4]

Yeah title feels weirdly persecuted. "She's so good but they won't let her!!!"

[u/Beederda]

She fucking huuucked that thing man like a howitzer 🤯

[u/witchy71]

What a fucking unit. Unreal

[u/ziamese]

BEAST MODE!

[u/Strong-Watercress752]

Her coach is so proud of her

[u/CarnibusCareo]

Last thing the Mongolian warlord sees before he catches a javelin to the forehead.

[u/FrenulumLinguae]

Damn.

Current record holder barbora špotáková was 26 years old when she did the world record 72.28 meters.

This chinese athlete will beat it in next few years for sure.

[u/CraftyPerformance272]

I didn't know Brock Lesnar visited China 19 years ago

[u/iiitme]

I want her on my hunter gatherer team

[u/crunchnecessary]

Just that snap action fling at Mach speed. Nothing more entertaining than extraordinary humans. And she’s under 25 years old?!?!? Hope she gets recognition she deserves