Dry is tipped to shine in Auld Enemy games tussle

Hammer world record holder Yuriy Sedykh believes Burghead hammerman Mark Dry could feature in a much-anticipated Scotland versus England contest at Hampden Park in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Paris-based Russian Sedykh, who won Olympic gold in 1976 and 1980 and silver in 1988, was speaking at a masterclass coaching session organised by Scottishathletics for the benefit of the country’s best throwers of all ages.

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