Haruka Kitaguchi captured her first world javelin throw title Friday, making her only the third Japanese woman to win a gold medal in the history of the world athletics championships.Kitaguchi climbed to the top from fourth place with her sixth and last throw of 66.73 meters. She also became the first Japanese in athletics to earn a place at next summer's Paris Olympics as she met the Olympic qualifying standard set by Japan's athletics governing body.The 25-year-old from Hokkaido picked up her second consecutive world championship medal, following last year's bronze. At the Tokyo Olympics …READ FULL ARTICLE