Nairobi — Julius Yego, better known to many as the 'YouTube man' defied all odds to win his first ever Olympic medal when he picked silver in Rio de Janeiro with his first throw of 88.24m, a season best for him.
The reigning World Champion suffered an injury heading into his penultimate throw in the final after foul-throwing in the second and third throws and absconding the fourth, due to a tear in his groin muscle.
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