Azerbaijan Hammer thrower Dmitriy Marshin won the first Olympic licenses for participation in 2012 Olympic Games in London.
According to the news service for the Ministry of Youth and Sports, at the international tournament in Minsk Dmitriy threw the device to 74.04 meters which brought him to the third place. This figure met the Olympic standard and allowed the representative of the Umid sport club Marshin to win the license.{nl}