Pole Wlodarczyk sets hammer world record

After a foul on her first attempt the 29-year-old smashed the record in the second round, beating her previous mark of 79.58 metres set in Berlin last year.

Pole Wlodarczyk sets hammer world record

(Reuters)





Wlodarczyk won gold at the 2009 world championships but finished second at the London Olympics in 2012 and the 2013 world championships.













(Writing by Ed Osmond, editing by Toby Davis)


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