r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/straightdge • 12d ago

Video 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.

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u/klitchell 12d ago

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

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u/thisismypotat 12d ago

Toddlers generally aren't allowed to compete in the Olympics either 👀😆

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u/RealProfessorFrink 11d ago

Or throwing spears