Fajdek misses ME podium in Birmingham — Hungary's Halász wins gold with 84.25m

Paweł Fajdek qualified for the hammer throw final at the European Championships in Birmingham and opened with a throw of nearly 80 metres, but failed to improve and finished without a medal. Poland lost the title won two years earlier by Wojciech Nowicki. Hungary's Bence Halász took gold with a throw of 84.25 metres.