London Aug 8 (IANS) Poland s Anita Wlodarczyk completed a hat-trick of women s hammer throw world titles at the World Athletics Championships here.
Wlodarczyk who won the event in 2009 and 2015 on Monday won the gold medal with a throw of 77.90 metres in her fifth attempt adding the title to her two Olympic titles in 2012 and 2016 reports Xinhua.
China s Wang Zheng who led earlier from the second attempt with 75.94 metres settled for the silver the country s first medal at the championships.
Another Pole Malwina Kopron took bronze at 74.96 metres and Zhang Wenxiu was fourth at 74.53.
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