Ukrainian track and field athletes Mikhail Kokhan and Mikhail Gavrilyuk became silver and bronze medalists in hammer throwing at the World Junior Championships in Tampere, Finland.

And Kokhan sent the hammer to victory 79.68 m in the fifth attempt. Gavrilyuk won the bronze medal in the final sixth attempt at 77.71 m. For both athletes these results became personal records.

World champion U20 was Briton Jake Norris (80.65 m).

Note that juniors throw a hammer weighing 6 kg.

Recall that last week Kohan won the European Championship U18 with the new best achievement of the world in history - 87.82 m (boys in the age category under 18 throw a 5 kg hammer, in this category do not record world records, and the best achievements).

We add that at the previous junior championship two years ago, Ukraine also did not remain without medals - Gleb Piskunov vyyuvav silver with the result of 79. 58.