DISCUS
CHRISTOPH HARTING’S feat of succeeding his brother, Robert, as Olympic discus champion is one of the stories of the 2016 Games. But the 25-year-old was something of a reluctant champion as he offered abrupt answers to the media after his victory.
Naturally, the German was delighted to keep the gold medal in his family. Yet his inner circle of family and friends were also the only people he wanted to share his delight and satisfaction with.
“There are different kinds of personalities,” he explained, “extroverted people who pay attention to how they are looked at and how they are perceived and there are introverted people like myself. And I just feel out of place right now.
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About AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine
RIO 2016 COVERAGE
MEN
6 100m
10 400m
14 800m
16 10,000m
20 Pole vault
22 Long jump
24 Discus
26 20km walk
WOMEN
30 100m
32 400m
34 10,000m
36 3000m steeplechase
38 Heptathlon
42 Marathon
44 Triple jump
45 Shot put
46 Hammer
NEWS
52 Hudson-Smith arrives on world stage
54 Rooney motivated by Yousif injury
56 Ultra runner’s continental challenge
PERFORMANCE
58 Sports science latest
60 Coach Insight – Matt Yates
62 Safety in throws events
RESULTS & FIXTURES
64 Results round-up
77 What’s On – fixtures guide
REGULARS
50 YOUNG ATHLETE
Javelin thrower Bethany Moule
76 QUIZ CORNER
Test your Olympic knowledge
82 DIP FINISH
Shot champ out to change event’s image