In 1964, Australian javelin thrower, Reg Spiers was in the UK recovering from an injury that made him miss out on competing in the Tokyo Olympics. When he realized that he needed to return to Australia for his daughter’s birthday in just a few weeks, he came up with this unusual plan.

Her name is Kacy Catanzaro, she's a 24-year-old (5'0" - 100lbs) athlete from San Antonio, Texas. She's the first woman in history to qualify for the American Ninja Warrior finals! Wish her luck at Mount Midoriyama.