Tokyo Olympics: Team GB star Nick Miller finishes third in the first round of hammer qualifying

Team GB star Nick Miller finishes third in the first round of the hammer qualifying and is likely to qualify for the final… with fellow Brit Taylor Campbell to come

Nick Miller finished in third place in the first round of the hammer qualifying at the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 76.93 which will probably see him reach the final despite being just short of the automatic qualification standard. 

The Team GB star was competing in Group A alongside Belarusian veteran Ivan Tikhon, 45.

Commonwealth champion Miller, 28, is the British record holder and his first throw landed out of bounds but he recovered well with his second throw.

Team GB’s Nick Miller is likely to qualify for the final of the hammer throw at the Tokyo Games

Frenchman Quentin Bigot and Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Kokhan, in first and second respectively, threw past the automatic qualification distance of 77.50m.

However, Team USA’s Alex Young finished 11th and will struggle to qualify.

Miller’s fellow Brit Taylor Campbell set to participate in Group B, which starts at 2.30am BST. 

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