Already in her 1st throw of the women's discus throw competition Caballero produced a gold medal winning performance of 69.28m. Caballero continued to impress as she achieved four of the five farthest throws in the final.
Defending champion Perkovic in the final round threw 67.39m to pass by Germany's Nadine Müller who was in the second place after her opening throw of 65.53m.