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Pole Wlodarczyk breaks her hammer world record

2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Women's Hammer Throw Final - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 15/08/2016. Anita Wlodarczyk (POL) of Poland reacts after setting a new world record and winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (Reuters)

WARSAW (Reuters) - Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk broke her hammer world record at a meeting in Warsaw on Sunday. The 31-year-old Pole produced a throw of 82.98 metres to eclipse the effort of 82.29 that won her the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month. Wlodarczyk threw 80 metres-plus three times on Sunday and is the only female competitor to launch the hammer that distance. (Writing by Tony Jimenez; Editing by Andrew Both)