WM | Fifth title in a row: hammer thrower Fajdek hangs from Bolt

Polish hammer thrower Pawel Fajdek has won the world title for the fifth time in a row, making history.

The 33-year-old beat his compatriot Wojciech Nowicki (81.03), who had won Olympic gold last year, in the final in Eugene/Oregon on Saturday with a jump of 81.98 m.

Bronze went to Norway’s Eivind Henriksen (80.87).

Only the exceptional Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt had previously won four world titles in a row in the 200 m (2009 to 2015 over 200 m).

The German starter Tristan Schwandke was eliminated in the qualification on Friday.

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