Ukrainian hammer thrower Mikhail Kokan has celebrated his second international victory of 2025, winning a gold medal at the International Cup in Antalya.

This competition marked Kokan's third event of the season, having previously secured first place at the "Critеrium LIFA Hivernal de Lancer Long" tournament in France in February and finishing sixth at the European Throwing Cup in March.

In Antalya, Kokan faced two other athletes: the host competitor Habib Islamo Kurt and Georgian Goga Chikhvare. In his first attempt, he impressed the crowd by throwing the hammer 76.50 meters, which put him in the lead with nearly a 22-meter advantage over Kurt.

In his second attempt, the Ukrainian improved his result by three centimeters, although his third attempt was not counted. However, in his fourth throw, Kokan surpassed the 80-meter mark, achieving 80.50 m. In his fifth throw, he set a new season-best of 80.73 m. No other competitor reached even 60 meters by the end of the event.

Turkey. Hammer Throw — Men

• Mikhail Kokan (Ukraine) — 80.73 m
• Pawel Fajdek (Poland) — 57.93 m
• Wojciech Nowicki (Poland) — 56.54 m

Mikhail Kokan: All Results in 2025

• February 2. Bua-d'Arsi (France) — 1st place, 75.80 m
• March 16. Nicosia (Cyprus) — 6th place, 76.11 m
• April 27. Antalya (Turkey) — 1st place, 80.73 m

Mikhail Kokan: What You Should Know About the Athlete?

• 24-year-old hammer thrower representing Dnipro. Bronze medalist at the 2024 Olympic Games.
• World champion in 2017 among youth. European champion among youth (2018), juniors (2019), and U23 (2021, 2023). Winner of the adult European Throwing Cup in 2024.
• Silver medalist at the Team Euro-2023 held in Poland and bronze medalist at Euro-2024.
• Kokan's personal record in hammer throw is 81.14 meters, set in September 2024 at a competition in Zagreb, Croatia.