Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Hammer Throw Qualification-Gp B - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 04, 2024. Krista Tervo of Finland in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
PARIS (Reuters) - Finland's Krista Tervo threw a national record in the preliminary round of the women's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on Sunday to clinch her spot in the final in emphatic fashion.
The 26-year-old led all qualifiers with a toss of 74.79 to top her previous Finnish record of 74.63 set in May.
