Vita Barbic is one the finest prospects on the European throwing scene and also one of the most unusual talents of recent years and she features on the latest episode the European Athletics My Fire documentary series.
It is not uncommon for athletes to compete across multiple disciplines and in the throws, athletes often combine shot put and discus. But the young Croatian possesses the rare ability to be international class in both the discus and javelin.
She won gold in the javelin at the Banska-Bystrica 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships last summer and added discus bronze for good measure. She went on to finish fourth in the women’s javelin at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima last summer, having just turned 17.
My Fire takes viewers behind the scenes with one of Europe’s rising stars, who is a likely contender at this year's Tampere 2025 European U20 Athletics Championships.
Chris Broadbent for European Athletics