ISLE OF WIGHT DISCUS HOPEFUL NICK PERCY FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR OLYMPIC FINAL

Isle of Wight discus thrower Nick Percy has sadly failed in his bid to reach the Olympic discus final on Wednesday. A throw of 66 metres – or finishing in the top 6 in his qualifying group – would have guaranteed Nick the opportunity to compete for a medal in 2 days time. Percy threw 59.87 metres in his 1st throw this morning, which he improved to 61.81 in his 2nd attempt. However, Nick only managed 58.89 in his 3rd throw and ended up finishing 12th in group A. Nick Percy’s throw was 5 metres behind his personal best of 67.73, thrown in the United States in April.