Tori Moorby claims Commonwealth Games javelin silver
New Zealand athlete Tori Moorby won a silver medal in the women's javelin at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. This performance marks her first major international championship medal after a challenging year.
Why it matters
It highlights a significant career milestone for an athlete and contributes to New Zealand's overall medal success at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
After an "extremely difficult" year, Tori Moorby has produced the breakthrough performance of her career, winning silver in the women's javelin at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday - her first major championship medal.
The Hamilton-based athlete threw 60.04m to finish second behind Australia's Mackenzie Little, whose opening-round effort of 61.88m proved enough for gold. Kenya's Irene Jepkemboi claimed bronze.
For Moorby the silver medal improved on her fifth-place finish in Birmingham four years ago.
While Moorby claimed the Oceania title in Darwin earlier this year, she had been searching for a breakthrough medal at the sport's biggest international championships.
Following the event, a delighted Moorby struggled to put her feelings into words.
"I don't really know what to say. I've got a silver medal, what the heck," she told Sky Sport.
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