However, his 21.46 metre throw at a meet in Poland is short of his 22-metre best this year.

That mark is the fifth furtherest heave in 2021 - 1.37 metres shy of new world record holder Ryan Crouser.

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11 Aug: Hamish Kerr has become the first New Zealand high jumper to reach the podium at a Diamond League meet with third in Monaco - he cleared 2.25 metres

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08 Aug: Peter Bol takes silver in 800m at Commonwealth Games behind Kenya's Wyclife Kinyamal

07 Aug: Defending champion Julia Ratcliffe has earned silver in the hammer throw title with a best throw of 69.63 metres

06 Aug: How athletes can protect their mental health, at the Commonwealth Games and beyond

06 Aug: Tom Walsh knows there's no room for complacency with Jacko Gill breathing down his neck

06 Aug: The disappointment of last month's World Athletics Championships in Oregon has quickly subsided for Tom Walsh

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