As has become traditional, the men's and women's hammer events will be held the day before the main meeting at Ostrava Golden Spike meeting, which is part of the IAAF World Challenge and IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge, on 25 May.

Ten years after winning her first African title – the first major title of her career – South African javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen won another gold medal in Marrakech on Wednesday (13), the fourth day of action at the African Championships.

The 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge moves on to the Finnish city of Turku, where the 52nd Paavo Nurmi Games will play host to a high standard men’s competition on Wednesday (25).

Egypt’s Mostafa Al-Gamel added 66cm to the African hammer record on Friday (21), throwing a world-leading 81.29m.