READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Rude' F1 great blasted for 'cringe' Piastri moment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Real headache' for Bellamy as star races injury clock<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A new record is also about to be inked into the Australian record books, after the two-time Olympian launched the discus 68.43 metres to shatter the national benchmark already belonging to him.<\/p>\n "I was pretty keen to make amends for Budapest, so I'm happy with that," Denny said, referring to his agonising fourth-place finish at August's world championships<\/a>.<\/p>\n "To get the win on one of the biggest comps of the year makes the fourth place a little less sour in my mouth to say the least.<\/p>\n "Nothing has really changed in regards to my focus for next year. I want to win [the Olympic Games Paris 2024] and be on top, but this confirms my thoughts that I can mix it with the boys and take on those guys who are supposedly unbeatable.<\/p>\n "It's either catch up or get left behind, and I don't want to get left behind.<\/p>\n "I want to compete and I respect these guys, but it's about being able to step up when it counts."\ufeff<\/p>\n Denny came up trumps in a powerhouse field in Eugene, defeating five men who combine for one Olympic gold medal, four world championship gold medals and six Diamond League titles.<\/p>\n His funny side shone through after he produced a throw of 67.37 metres with his third-last throw of the final, the big-framed Aussie staring down the barrel of the broadcast, pointing and uttering the words: "Hey, a little bit more. A little bit more, I'll be happy".<\/p>\n It wasn't "a little bit more" that followed; he whacked another 1.06 metres onto that throw and smashed his Australian record by 19 centimetres.\ufeff<\/p>\n He jumped around, let out a shriek of triumph and shouted, "Let's go!".<\/p>\n Less than 12 months out from the Olympics, Denny shapes as a genuine medal chance.<\/p>\n Another serious medal shot is Nicola Olyslagers, who on Monday morning secured Diamond League silver in the women's high jump and broke the Australian record she had been sharing with Eleanor Patterson. The Olympic silver medallist chalked up a jump of 2.03 metres at Hayward Field.<\/p>\n Olyslagers, Patterson, pole vaulter Nina Kennedy<\/a>, javelin throwers Kelsey-Lee Barber and Mackenzie Little<\/a>, middle-distance gun Oliver Hoare and Denny, the discus giant from country Queensland\ufeff, are among the stars to watch in Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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