{"id":1557179,"date":"2022-07-16T05:34:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T09:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557179"},"modified":"2022-07-16T05:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T09:34:32","slug":"athletics-polish-hammer-rivals-fajdek-nowicki-advance-as-worlds-get-subdued-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/athletics-polish-hammer-rivals-fajdek-nowicki-advance-as-worlds-get-subdued-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics-Polish hammer rivals Fajdek, Nowicki advance as worlds get subdued start"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fathletics-polish-hammer-rivals-fajdek-nowicki-advance-as-worlds-get-subdued-start%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557179&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>By Amy Tennery<\/p>\n<p>EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) -Poland\u2019s Pawel Fajdek began his bid for a fifth straight world title in the men\u2019s hammer throw with a 80.09-metre effort in qualification on the opening day of the championships on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The meet got rolling under the beating sun as a smattering of fans trickled into Hayward Field, making for a subdued start to the first world championships held on U.S. soil.<\/p>\n<p>There were no surprises in the event, as Fajdek\u2019s compatriot and chief rival Wojciech Nowicki rolled through to Saturday\u2019s final with 79.22, nearly a year since he collected Olympic gold in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Fajdek, who settled for bronze at the 2020 Games, produced the day\u2019s furthest throw on his second attempt. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, the qualifications are really the most difficult part of the championships,\u201d he said. \u201cThe circle is fast so we can see some good performances here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World bronze medallist Bence Halasz of Hungary moved on with 79.13, as did Norwegian Olympic silver medallist Eivind Henriksen (78.12) and France\u2019s Quentin Bigot (77.95), who took silver three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Athletics leaders are banking on the 18th edition of the championships drumming up interest in the sport in the U.S., where the men\u2019s big four professional leagues \u2013 NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA \u2013 have a stranglehold on fans\u2019 attention and spending dollars.<\/p>\n<p>While morning events are typically lightly attended, the rows and rows of empty seats seen at the 15,000-capacity venue on Friday was not what the organisers had hoped for.<\/p>\n<p>The highly-anticipated appearance of American track icon Allyson Felix \u2013 the most decorated woman in the sport \u2013 in the 4\u00d7400 metres relay will be a highlight later on Friday as she is expected to be given a rousing sendoff in her final world competition.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s hammer throw kicked off without some of its brightest stars, reigning champion DeAnna Price and Polish three-time Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk, as competitors took advantage of a wide open field.<\/p>\n<p>American Janee Kassanavoid produced the furthest throw with 74.46 metres, with compatriot Brooke Andersen moving onto Sunday\u2019s final with 74.37. <\/p>\n<p>Finland\u2019s Krista Tervo (73.83) and Canadian Camryn Rogers (73.67) also advanced.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Amy Tennery in Eugene, Oregon, editing by Pritha Sarkar and Christian Radnedge)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/athletics-polish-hammer-rivals-fajdek\/world-athletics-championships-6\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI6E0XL-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI6E0XL-VIEWIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/athletics-polish-hammer-rivals-fajdek\/world-athletics-championships-7\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI6E0XM-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI6E0XM-VIEWIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Amy Tennery EUGENE, Ore. 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