Four years after cracking under pressure in Sydney, Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi has grown in confidence and experience and is heading for Athens as an undisputed medal contender.
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Murofushi takes his unbeaten record for this year to the Aug. 22 Olympic hammer throw competition, where the two-time World Championship medalist squares off against Ivan Tikhon of Belarus and Hungarian Adrian Annus for the spot on the top of the podium.