Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk broke the women's hammer throw record with a toss of 77.96 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Saturday.
The 24-year-old, who finished fourth in the Beijing Olympics, achieved the result in her second attempt.
The previous world mark of 77.80 meters was set by Russia's Tatyana Lysenko on Aug. 15, 2006.
The competition is still going on.
Source:Xinhua
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