Ethan Katzberg is off to Sunday's Olympic men's hammer throw final. The Nanaimo, B.C., native threw 79.93 metres to lead Group B on Friday at Stade de France. Rowan Hamilton of Chilliwack, B.C., also qualified with a personal best of 77.78 metres to pace Group A.
Ethan Katzberg - Getty ImagesPARIS — Ethan Katzberg is off to Sunday's Olympic men's hammer throw final.
Katzberg is the top-ranked hammer thrower and owns the world-leading mark this year at 84.38 metres, also the world's furthest throw in 16 years. In men's decathlon, Damian Warner is second with 2,798 points through three events . He sits behind Germany's Leo Neugebauer with two more events — the high jump and 400 — left in the evening session to close the first of two days for the decathlon.
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