Every good parent wishes for their children to one day become better than them. But while there is no shortage of instances where this does indeed happen, some of these examples are quite a bit more spectacular than others.
A similar story happened very recently during the 2024 Paris Olympics. An Olympic record for the men’s discus throw, which was set by Virgilijus Alekna during the 2004 Athens Olympics, stood untouched for 20 whole years. That is until it was finally broken by none other than the athlete’s son, Mykolas Alekna. Scroll down to learn more!
