Sophie Hitchon strikes bronze to claim Britain's first Olympic hammer medal

• Final throw sets GB record of 74.54m and puts 25-year-old on podium• Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk takes gold and extends her world mark Sophie Hitchon was looking for people to celebrate with after she took bronze and became Britain's first ever Olympic medallist in the hammer throw. "I don't actually have any family here," said Hitchon, who hurled herself on to the podium with her very final throw of 74.54m. "They're all at home because they've got work and other commitments." Related: Rio O...