This final was a one man show just as were the European Championships earlier this summer which tonight's champion had also won. Hungary’s Kriszti n Pars, the 2009 World Championships silver medallist, has after a long distinguished international career which began with the World Youth title back in 1999, emerged this year as the world’s pre-eminent hammer thrower. Of the 30-year-old’s 10 competitions (finals only) this season he has won 9, with his only loss coming to Poland’s Pawel Fajdek in an 80m+ duel in France back in June (81.39 to 80.22), but the Pole didn’t make it out of the qualification round here in London.