In the early morning of August 7, Beijing time, the Paris Olympics track and field event ended the women's hammer throw final, and Chinese player Zhao Jie played well and won the precious bronze medal with 74.27 meters! This is the third medal won by the Chinese track and field team in this Olympic Games!
The Chinese team won an Olympic medal in this event for the fifth consecutive time. Zhang Wenxiu three times, Wang Zheng once, Zhao Jie once.
Zhao Jie opened with 72.90 meters to find a high-quality feel. Second throw 74.27m! Ranked first in the game after two throws.
The third throw changed, with Canada's Rogers 74.47m and United States' Edgekunwoko 75.48m, both of whom surpassed Zhao Jie, who threw 73.95m in his third throw.
Turning to the second half of the competition, Zhao Jie's fourth throw reached 72.79m. Rodgers threw 75.44m, a four-centimetre gap between the US and Canada.
Fifth throw Rogers threw 76.97m! Smoothly overtook by a large margin. Zhao Jie 73.88m, Edgekunwoko 73.32m.
The sixth throw Zhao Jie 71.88 meters, Edgekun Werko 73.56 meters, Rodgers, who has won the championship, burst into tears to celebrate the championship!
In the final result, Rogers won the championship with 76.97m, Edgekunwako was second with 75.48m, and Zhao Jie was third with 74.27m. World record holder Volodachk of Poland finished fourth with 74.23m, with Zhao Jie winning four centimeters.