The fourth day of athletics competitions at the Olympic Games began for Ukraine with performances by Mykhailo Kokhan.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – August 02, 2021 – Sport
The debutant of the Olympic Games, 20-year-old Mykhailo Kokhan in the second attempt threw a hammer at 78.36 m and became one of the five athletes who met the qualifying standard and went directly to the finals.
The remaining seven hammer throwers were selected based on the result. Our Gleb Piskunov failed to make it to the top 12. He is 20th (73.84 m).
Note that the final of the hammer throw competition will take place on August 4.
In athletics, for the first time in more than 100 years, two athletes won gold.
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Source: Ukrgate