Hellen Saohaga at the Paralympic Village on Friday The Solomon Islands during the Opening Ceremony, with Saohaga as flag-bearer London, England — When  Hellen Saohaga finished fifteenth in Saturday's women's shot put - F57/58, she set a personal best and became the second-highest finishing Solomon Islander ever in Olympic and Paralympic competition; only Olympic powerlifter Wendy Hale has bettered her performance, coming twelfth in competition at the . Saohaga's best throw in competition was a distance of 5.23 metres. This set a personal-best career throw for the athlete, and sees her finishing with a season's best score of 228. Her efforts saw her finish ahead of several competitors including: Nephtalie Jean Louis of  , Rhodah Mutale of  , Madinat Abdullayeva, of  and Nadia Medjedj of  . Excerpt from an interview with Saohaga prior to competition In training at the practice athletics field in London, Saohaga spent time on-field at the same time as , and got her picture taken with the "Blade Runner".
Hellen Saohaga at the Paralympic Village on Friday The Solomon Islands during the Opening Ceremony, with Saohaga as flag-bearer London, England — When Solomon Islander Hellen Saohaga finished fifteenth in Saturday's women's shot put - F57/58, she set a personal best and became the second-highest finishing Solomon Islander ever in Olympic and Paralympic competition; only Olympic powerlifter Wendy Hale has bettered her performance, coming twelfth in competition at the . Saohaga's best throw in competition was a distance of 5.23 metres. This set a personal-best career throw for the athlete, and sees her finishing with a season's best score of 228. Her efforts saw her finish ahead of several competitors including: Nephtalie Jean Louis of Haiti , Rhodah Mutale of Zambia , Madinat Abdullayeva, of Azerbaijan and Nadia Medjedj of Algeria . Excerpt from an interview with Saohaga prior to competition In training at the practice athletics field in London, Saohaga spent time on-field at the same time as , and got her picture taken with the "Blade Runner".
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