Athletics-One and done, Wlodarczyk qualifies with first hammer throw

Wlodarczyk, who holds the world and Olympic record in the sport, has four world championship golds and in 2015 became the first woman to send the hammer past the 80-metre mark.

Her hammer landed after covering 76.99 metres and after a quick change of shirt she made her way out of the arena, saving herself from the intense heat with trackside temperature soaring to 40 degrees Celsius as the session progressed. In women's long jump, American Brittney Reese, the 2012 champion in London and the silver medallist in Rio de Janeiro five years back, qualified for Tuesday's final with a leap of 6.86 metres.

Serbian Ivana Spanovic topped the standing with a leap of 7 metres, underlining her capability of improving on her bronze medal winning performance at the Rio Games.Long jumper Darya Klishina was one of only 10 track and field athletes allowed to compete under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee in Tokyo, but she failed to make it count after getting injured during the qualification round.

Congrats to Anita 😁

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