The recent discus world record holder ready at the BAUHAUS gala where he meets Daniel Ståhl

Mykolas Alekna, the new discus world record holder, is coming to the BAUHAUS gala. It will be a duel between the giants, him and Daniel Ståhl at the Olympic stadium on June 2.

It came as a shock to the entire athletics world. The men's oldest world record was broken last weekend by Mykolas Alekna. It was at a smaller competition in Oklahoma, USA, that he threw the discus 74.35 meters. In doing so, he erased Jurgen Schult's record from 1986 of 74.08. At the competition in which Mykolas set his world record, there were favourable winds, i.e. headwind, in a discipline that has no limit to how much headwind there can be. Mykolas must wait a few more weeks before World Athletics has ratified the world record.

Mykolas comments on the world record:

- I have had a superb season opening. And the world record last week was something special. I'm looking forward to coming to Europe and throwing in Stockholm. I hope I can make a bit over 70 meters there, says Mykolas Alekna.

Daniel Ståhl, who dreamed of breaking the world record in the discus, comments on the world record:

- Great that he breaks a 38-year-old record. He is a technical and fast thrower, has no quirks about him. The conditions in Oklahoma that evening seem to have been really good, but that doesn't mean that it will automatically be long throws for that, says Daniel.

It will be up to the evidence at Stadion för Mykolas as to who is the world's best discus thrower. His biggest challenger will naturally be Daniel Ståhl. Daniel commenting on the meeting on June 2.

- It's not just Mykolas, there are many who have recently thrown over 69 meters and certainly want to raise themselves further. It's always fun to compete at the Olympic stadium in Stockholm, not least because there have been so many good results there over the years, says Daniel.

The BAUHAUS gala will be a foretaste of the big goal for all discus throwers this summer, the Olympics in Paris. This is how Daniel reasons before the highlight of the summer.

- The Olympics are of course the summer's big goal for me, but I don't feel any pressure. I've already won the Olympics and WC, now I'm mostly thinking that it will be an incredibly fun thing to do. I aim to make it to the final, and once there, anything can happen. As the world record holder, the pressure will be on him, says Daniel.