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Walcott 3rd Bronze too for Mikel Thomas
Kwame Laurence :: Trinidad Express :: 08.09.2015Keshorn Walcott returned to 80-metre land in his first outing since a forgettable campaign at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, last month.
Competing at the IAAF World Challenge meet in Zagreb, Croatia, yesterday, Walcott threw 82.99 metres to secure third spot in the men's javelin. Thomas Rohler landed the spear 85.44m to top the 10-man field, forcing his fellow-German Andreas Hofmann to settle for silver with an 84.98m throw.
At the World Championships, Walcott could only manage a 76.83m effort, the Trinidad and Tobago field athlete finishing 26th in the qualifying competition. It was the second time in as many World Championship appearances that the 2012 Olympic champion failed to advance to the final.
Yesterday, Walcott put the Beijing 2015 disappointment behind him, bagging bronze in Zagreb with a solid performance.
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OLYMPIC CHAMPION: Trinidad and Tobago's reigning Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott competes in the men's javelin qualifying event, at the IAAF World Championships at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, China, on August 24. —Photo: AP
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