| | Observer | British hopes down in the dumps again |
 | | Having competed in the first group and thrown 81.50 metres he remained in a qualifying position until Canada's Scott Russell threw a national record of 81.66 to leapfrog him into 12th. |
 | | But their celebrations lasted only a few minutes before Latvia's Voldemars Lusis threw 19 centimetres further to move ahead of their man. Whatever. |
 | | It meant Backley was out, reawakening memories of Tokyo in 1991 when he had also failed to qualify for the final in these championships when one of the favourites. |
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