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Harting wins discus gold for Germany

Xinhua, August 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Germany's Christoph Harting won the men's discus gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, clinching victory with a personal best in his final attempt.

Harting overtook silver medallist Piotr Malachowski of Poland with a final round throw of 68.37m.

His fellow German Daniel Jasinski took bronze with a best throw of 67.05m.

It was Harting's first victory in a major international event. His old brother Robert, a triple world champion, withdrew from the Olympics after injuring his back. Enditem