Olympics-Athletics-American Allman all smiles after winning discus gold

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Discus Throw - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Valarie Allman of the United States celebrates with her national flag after winning gold REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

TOKYO (Reuters) -One throw was all it took for the Valarie Allman of the United States to win Olympic gold in the women’s discus on Monday, with an effort of 68.98 metres.

Germany’s Kristin Pudenz had a personal best 66.86 metres for silver and Cuba’s Yaime Perez took bronze with 65.72.