In a stadium at 56,000 capacity Sophie Hitchon looked to be in the loneliest place in the world after failing to win a medal in the hammer. The
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[img width=150,height=150]http://www.authenticphiladelphiaflyers.com/images/products/nhl_jerseys_new/philadelphia_flyers/flyers_667.jpg[/img] briefly gave her the lead. There were minor improvements with her second and third efforts but not enough to trouble the medal positions and she looked distressed after fouling her fourth throw. Urged on by her moustachioed American coach Tore Gustafsson in the stands, Hitchon threw 72.32 with her last attempt but held her hand to her mouth knowing it was not enough. “I’m going to beat myself up for a while after this,” she said, “that’s part of my personality and probably most athletes are the same, but maybe it just comes out in me a little bit more. I think it’s the pressure I put on myself to produce my best and I didn’t do that. “I think I showed that in qualification that I was in better shape than that. I just couldn’t quite find the rhythm from the beginning but that’s throwing for you. I’m definitely capable of more.” Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk, probably the strongest favourite in any event at these
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