Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen won the men's javelin throw gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Saturday.

The 26-year-old captured the title with a throw of 90.57 meters. Latovia's Ainars Kovals took the silver with 86.64 meters and Finland's Tero Pitkamaki won the bronze with 86.16.

(Xinhua News Agency August 23, 2008)