The hammer throw is one of the oldest events in track and field, first appearing in the modern Olympics in 1900. It took another century before women were permitted to compete at that level, in the Sydney 2000 Summer Games. So Tokyo 2020 will mark just the sixth Olympics featuring the women’s hammer throw.
Duke’s Stefani Vukajlovic dreams of being there to participate.
A native of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Vukajlovic is about to wrap up four years with the Blue Devil track and field program. Following spring semester exams, she performed in her final ACC Outdoor Championships, picked up her engineering degree at commencement exercises and stepped into training for NCAA postseason competition.