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Sports | WAC '03 | Gallery      August 30, 2003

World Athletics Championships 2003

Day 7

Steve Backley squeezed his way into the men's javelin final, qualifiying as one of the best losers in the heats. The Englishman failed to attain the qualifying standard of 81 metres.

The Olympic silver medallist could manage only 80.23 metres from his second throw after a 72.27 metres in his first.

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