Bandon's Nicola Tuthill just shy of making Olympic Hammer Throw final

The 20-year-old Bandon athlete unleashing a 69.90m effort in the women’s hammer throw qualification, just over a metre shy of making the final

FIRST GAMES: Ireland’s Nicola Tuthill with coach Killian Barry during her qualification round. Picture: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Nicola Tuthill produced a fine performance on her Olympic debut in Paris today, the 20-year-old Bandon athlete unleashing a 69.90m effort in the women’s hammer throw qualification to finish eighth in her group and 16th overall.

That left her just over a metre shy of making the final and was the joint-second longest throw of her career, leaving her justifiably proud.