Three throws, three fails: Team GB's comeback king Lawrence Okoye out in minutes
Okoye was Team GB's sole entrant in the discus and the former NFL defensive tackle failed to register a single valid throw
30 July 2021 • 9:40am
British discus record holder Lawrence Okoye's latest comeback could not have gone much worse
Credit: PA
Months of anticipation, years of training, a lifetime of dreaming and it was all over in a matter of minutes for Lawrence Okoye.
On the first morning of track and field at the Tokyo Games the former NFL defensive tackle was back in the circle-throwing-circle, pursuing glory in the sport which he made his name. With Mo Farah falling short and Jesscia Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford long retired, the sight of Okoye was a welcome throwback to our favourite sporting summer.