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Germany's Sebastian Dietz clinches gold in men's discus throw

Dietz wins discus gold for Germany
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Germany's Sebastian Dietz claims the gold medal in the men's discus throw at the Olympic Stadium.

Sebastian Dietz has added a Paralympic gold medal to Germany's tally in the men's discus throw.

The Paralympian edged the top honour with a throw, which reached 38.54m, while Ukraine's Oleksii Ashkov secured the silver medal after reaching a personal best of 37.89m.

Wang Wenbo of China managed to snatch the bronze medal from Poland's Pawel Piotrowski, who failed to meet Wang's distance of 37.87m.

Meanwhile, Mexico's Norberto Zertuche finished at the bottom of the pack with the lowest throw of 29.95m.

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