Androniki Lada

Androniki Lada (Greek: Ανδρονίκη Λαδά, born 19 April 1991) is a Cypriot discus thrower who has won five consecutive national championships. Lada finished second in the discus event at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe, and came eighth at the discus event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Androniki Lada
Personal information
Native nameΑνδρονίκη Λαδά
National teamCyprus
Born (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991
Years active2014 –
Sport
CountryCyprus
SportDiscus throw
Achievements and titles
National finals2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Commonwealth finals2014, 2018
Personal best(s)59.18 m

Career

Lada has won five consecutive Cyprus National Championships, from 2016 to 2020.[1] In 2014, she set a personal best throw, and Cyprus national record, of 56.69 metres.[2] She came 13th in the discus competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3] Lada came eighth at the discus event at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.[4] In 2017, Lada represented Cyprus at the European Throwing Cup, as Cyprus' national champion.[5] In the same year, Lada finished second in the discus event at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe with a best throw of 50.01 m.[6]

Lada competed for Cyprus at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[7] She finished eighth in the event, with a best throw of 53.12 m.[8] At the 2019 Cyprus National Championships, Lada won the discus event by over 10 metres.[9] In February 2020, Lada beat her own Cyprus national record, with a throw of 59.18 metres. As a result, she qualified for the 2020 European Athletics Championships,[2] though the event was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Lada was in the running to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics, based on her world ranking position, until the Olympics were postponed.[11] In May 2020, Lada was in the first group of Cypriot athletes allowed to train during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

References
  1. "Androniki LADA". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. "New Pancyprian Discus Record by Androniki Lada in South Africa". Action in Sports. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. "Ανδρονίκη Λαδά στο Balla: «Όνειρο να «σπάσω» το φράγμα των 60μ στη δισκοβολία»" [Androniki Lada at Balla: "Dream to" break "the 60m barrier in discus"]. Balla (in Greek). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. "Androniki Lada was ranked 8th in the world". All In Sports. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. "ΚΥΠΕ – ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/Λευκωσία" [KYPE – CYPRUS / Nicosia]. Cyprus News Agency (in Greek). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. "Women's Discus throw results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. "Cyprus takes part in Commonwealth Games with 47 athletes in April". Parikiaki. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. "Gold Coast 2018: 6η η Νεκταρία, 7ος ο Νίκανδρος, 8η η Ανδρονίκη" [Gold Coast 2018: 6th Nektaria, 7th Nikandros, 8th Androniki]. Politis (in Greek). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. "Χρυσό μετάλλιο για την Ανδρονίκη Λαδά!" [Gold medal for Androniki Lada!]. Balla (in Greek). 15 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. "European Athletics Championships cancelled because of coronavirus". BBC Sport. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  11. "Τόκυο 2020: Οι 13 «σίγουροι» και αυτοί που το παλεύουν" [Tokyo 2020: The 13 "sure" and those who fight it]. Kathimerini (in Greek). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  12. "Η λίστα με τους αθλητές που έχουν δικαίωμα προπόνησης από τη Δευτέρα 4 Μαΐου" [The list of athletes who have the right to train from Monday, May 4]. Alpha News (in Greek). 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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