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Saška Sokolov
Saška Sokolov (born 15 May 1995) is a Serbian athlete who competed for her nation in the javelin throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1] CareerSaška Sokolov was born in Pirot, Serbia, the daughter of football coach Sasha Sokolov. As a child, she began to participate in football, but as Pirot did not have a women's team, she switched to handball where she played for ŽRK Pirot. In 2013, she moved to Belgrade, where she attended the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation.[2] She had moved to the capital to study defectology.[3] While there, she took up javelin throw, and became Junior European Champion within three months.[2] She also won the gold medal in the shot put.[4] Within a year, she had qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics with a personal best throw of 34.8 metres (114 ft).[2] While at the 2016 Games, she was one of the youngest competitors.[2] Sokolov competed in the F46 class of the women's javelin throw where she finished in sixth place with a longest throw of 33.26 metres (109.1 ft).[5] She afterwards spoke of her desire to win the event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She competed at the 2018 European Championships, where she won a bronze medal.[6] References
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