Denia Caballero beats Sandra Perkovic to discus gold

Cuba's Denia Caballero has ended the women's discus dominance of Sandra Perkovic by claiming gold at the World Athletics Championships.

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Caballero produced a mammoth throw of 69.28m to claim the title having also produced the furthest qualifying throw in the heats.

Perkovic, the reigning Olympic, world and European champion, could only manage a throw of 67.39m as she claimed silver.

Nadine Muller of Germany, meanwhile, completed the podium as her distance of 65.53m was enough to hold off Cuba's Yaime Perez.