Germany's Robert Harting has won the men's discus gold medal by throwing 68.27m this evening.
The 27-year-old's penultimate fifth throw ended up being 9cm further than silver medallist Ehsan Hadadi's first attempt.
The Iran thrower pipped Gerd Kanter of Estonia, who threw a season's best of 68.03, to second.
Great Britain's Lawrence Okoye was hoping to medal at his home Games but was eliminated at the first stage of the final.
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Pascal Lemesre
Pascal Lemesre
