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A few days ago I looked at gender equality at the Olympic Games and how women have strived to be on a par with their male team-mates.

In Sydney eight years ago the women's hammer competition finally made its bow but it wasn't without a touch of controversy.

Mihaela Melinte, Romania's world record holder at 76.07m, was escorted out of the Olympic stadium moments before she was due to throw in the qualifying round.

The 1999 world champion, had tested positive for banned substance nandrolone earlier in the year, but Romania had not suspended her, so the International Amateur Athletic Federation stepped in.

Russia's Olga Kuzenkova, who had swapped world records with Melinte through the mid-to-late 90s, and was the first woman to throw 70m, must have thought the title was hers for the taking.

However, she hadn't reckoned on teenage thrower Kamila Skolimowska.

The 17-year-old became the youngest Polish Olympic champion and the first female Olympic hammer champion with a throw of 71.16m - it was the only throw over 70m and naturally became the Olympic record.

In Beijing, , should those numbers be equal?