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  Monday, 6 August, 2001, 00:35 GMT 01:35 UK
Korolchik makes it a double
Belarussian Yanina Korolchik
Korolchik is now without question the world's best
Yanina Korolchik added the world women's shot put title to her Olympic gold medal on the third day of the World Championships.

Korolchik recorded a national record 20.61 metres to win ahead of German Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt.

The 24-year-old Belarussian came fourth at Seville in 1999 and is also a discus thrower with a personal best of 59.90m.

Kleinert-Schmitt, the 1999 world silver medallist, threw a personal best of 19.86, while twice European champion Vita Pavlysh of Ukraine was third with 19.41m.

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