Włodarczyk wins gold in London. Kopron with bronze.

World record holder in hammer throw Anita Włodarczyk retained the world championship at the London IAAF track and field World Championship. Włodarczyk, the dominating figure over the past half-decade with two Olympic titles, had her gold-medal throw of 77.90 meters on her penultimate attempt, extending her undefeated streak to 41 competitors. The result is a far cry from her 82.98 meters world record, but she later revealed that she was participating with an injury, which affected her performance. Third was Malwina Kopron with a toss of 74.76 meters. Second was Wang Zheng of China took silver with a throw of 75.98 meters These are the first medals for the Polish athletes at the London World Championships so far. Two years ago, Poles won eight medals, including three gold ones.