Finland's Parvainen won the javelin event with a winning throw of 86.00 metres, Beating Steve Backley who could only manage 85.44 metres.

芬兰选手帕维伦以86米的成绩击败史蒂夫·巴克利获得标枪项目的冠军，史蒂夫·巴克利只投了85.44米。

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Christie is set to join former Olympic javelin silver-medallist Steve Backley, two-time Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson and Katharine Merry, the Games 400m bronze medallist in 2000, as mentors for the British team leading up to London 2012.

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But the spate of injuries may make it difficult to match the haul from Budapest 12 years ago, when a team containing Denise Lewis, Steve Backley, Iwan Thomas and Darren Campbell brought back nine golds and 16 medals in total.

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