Japanese star Haruka Kitaguchi fell short in her women's javelin title defense at the world athletics championships on Friday, failing to advance from her qualifying group at Tokyo's National Stadium.The 27-year-old Paris Olympic gold medalist was unable to produce her best in front of the home crowd in just her third meet since returning from an elbow injury that kept her sidelined for two months.Needing to clear 62.5 meters or finish among the top 12 from the two qualifying groups, Kitaguchi threw 60.38 meters with her furthest attempt, well short of her Japanese record of 67.38, to place…READ FULL ARTICLE
