Claim: Although the main 2008 in hammer throw event was the Beijing Olympics, the leader of the world rankings, Ivan Tsikhan,  threw 84.51 meters on July 9, 2008 and the shortest throw was 79.05 meters, by Dilshod Nazarov on June 8, 2008.
Evidence: 1 Ivan Tsikhan (BLR) 84.51 m 2008-07-09 Dilshod Nazarov (TJK) 79.05 m 25 2008-06-08 The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Beijing, PR China, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 17, 2008.