Tokyo Olympics: China's Liu Shiying wins Olympic women's javelin gold

China's world silver medallist Liu Shiying went one better to claim Olympic women's javelin gold in Tokyo on Friday.

China's world silver medallist Liu Shiying went one better to claim Olympic women's javelin gold in Tokyo on Friday.

Tokyo Olympics: China's Liu Shiying wins Olympic women's javelin gold (AP)

Liu, 27, threw a best of 66.34 metres on her first attempt for victory. (Full Tokyo 2020 Coverage)

Poland's Maria Andrejczyk took silver with a best of 64.61m, while South African-born Australian Kelsey-Lee Barber, the reigning world champion, claimed bronze with a throw of 64.56m.

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