TOKYO - Ethan Katzberg looked like he might be in for a fight to defend his men's hammer throw title after a competitive first round Tuesday at the world athletics championships.

Any drama, however, was quickly erased by Katzberg's competition-record toss as the mustachioed Canadian extended the nation's recent hammer throw dominance.

Katzberg's second throw of 84.70 metres comfortably held up as the winning mark as the 23-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., added a second straight world title to the Olympic gold he won last year in Paris.

"I knew it was going to be a very strong field. I didn't think four people were going to throw over 82 (metres)," Katzberg said. "I don't know if that's ever happened."

"To have that kind of competition at a major finals, that's what I want," he added. "Tha

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