Romanian shot putter Anca Heltne won the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Grand Prix in Tokyo, on Sunday, succeeding a fantastic 18.43 m throw topping the German shot putter Nadine Kleinert – 18.35, world vice-champion in Berlin, in 2009.
Another Romanian athlete Daniela Stanciu ranked the 4th in the high jump contest with 1.84 meters, when Russian Anna Chicherova equaled 1.95 meters, the best scores of the year. AGERPRES
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