Tajikistan's Nazarov wins hammer throw gold

Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan won the hammer throw at the Olympics, beating veteran Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus for gold.

Published : Aug 20, 2016 07:53 IST , Rio de Janeiro

Nazarov won gold with a throw of 78.68 metres.
Nazarov won gold with a throw of 78.68 metres.
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Nazarov won gold with a throw of 78.68 metres.

Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan won the hammer throw at the Olympics, beating veteran Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus for gold.

Nazarov threw 78.68 metres on his penultimate attempt on Friday, while 40-year-old Tsikhan had 77.79. Wojciech Nowicki of Poland took bronze with 77.73.

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