Mykolas Alekna became the first male athlete to surpass the 75-metre mark in the discus, smashing his previous world record by more than a metre.

The 22-year-old from Lithuania twice set new world bests in Ramona, Oklahoma, throwing 74.89m with his first attempt and then improving to 75.56m in round four.

Alekna threw 74.35m at the same venue last year to break the longest-standing men’s world record in athletics, which had stood since 1986.

Australia’s Matt Denny finished second at the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting with a throw of 74.78m – 43cm further than the previous world record.

Alekna won Olympic silver at Paris 2024, missing out on gold by three centimetres to Jamaica’s Roje Stona.