The 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 16 and 17 March at the Pista de Atletismo Universitat Jaume I and Complejo Deportivo Gaetà Huguet in Castellón, Spain.
[3] Mariya Abakumova provided the highlight of the first day of competition, winning the women's javelin in a cup record and world-leading mark of 69.34 metres.
[4] Daniel Jasinski narrowly won the men's discus, beating 41-year-old Virgilijus Alekna by three centimetres.
Krisztián Pars and Yevgeniya Kolodko were comfortable winners in the hammer throw and shot put, respectively.
The women's hammer contest was close with Zalina Marghieva beating the reigning Olympic champion Tatyana Lysenko with a throw of 71.98 m. The world junior record holder in the javelin, Zigismunds Sirmais, marked his transition from the junior ranks by winning the senior title.