By Will Jennings in Munich Defiant discus thrower Lawrence Okoye vowed to use his thrilling comeback season as a springboard for Olympic and world success after winning a historic European bronze medal in Munich.
Ad The Loughborough-based star, 30, took almost a decade away from athletics to play in the NFL after a disappointing 12th-place finish in the final at London 2012.
AthleticsHodgkinson kept it simple on the way to first major gold8 MINUTES AGO But after bursting back onto the scene three years ago, Okoye made history on Friday by becoming the first British athlete to win a European discus medal.
Okoye also won silver at the Commonwealth Games and insists his memorable summer marks only the start of his discus journey.
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