Young Maltese athlete Mireya Cassar put her name in the Athletics Malta record books when she set a new national standard in the hammer throw event during a meeting at Hassloch Athletics stadium in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Cassar produced an impressive throw of 47.46 metres which is a new national record in the hammer throw.

Her effort was 61 centimetres longer than the previous national best which had been set by Antonella Chouhal during the Summer Meeting 3 in 2018.

For Cassar, her performance is undoubtedly the fruit of months of hard work.

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