LONDON (AFP) –

Russia's Tatyana Lysenko celebrates after winning the women's hammer throw final

Russia’s Tatyana Lysenko celebrates after winning the women’s hammer throw final at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Lysenko won with an Olympic record of 77.56m.

Former world record holder Tatyana Lysenko of Russia won the women’s hammer Olympic title here on Friday with an Olympic record of 78.18m.

The 28-year-old – who returned from a two-year doping suspension in April 2011 – edged Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk into second (77.60m) while Germany’s Betty Heidler took bronze with a throw of 77.13.

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