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Who was stripped of their hammer throw title, subsequently awarding the gold medal to Japan's Koji Murofushi?

  • Adrián Annus

  • Yuriy Sedykh

  • Sergey Litvinov

  • Ivan Tsikhan

Answer

Hungary's Adrián Annus was stripped of his hammer throw title after failing a doping test. As a result, the gold medal was awarded to Japan's Koji Murofushi, making him the nation's first ever Olympic champion in the field event.
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