P152 Teletext 152 Aug14 21:44:44 THE WORLD —— CHAMPIONSHIPS ————————— BACKLEY'S FINAL FLING LANDS SILVER Steve Backley, struggling with his early throws, came good with a final fling to win a javelin silver medal. Backley altered his approach and technique and the move paid off as hj reached 86.30m with his last throw. Defending champion Jan Zelezny retained his crown with a superb effort of 89.58m while Britain'u other hope, Mick Hill, was sixth on 81.06. ——————————————————————————————————1/2— Sports headlines 130 Cricket index 160 WEN ASTON VILLA-MAN STD TICKETS p179 Next Feature Cricket US PGAP152 Teletext 152 Aug14 21:44:44 THE WORLD —— CHAMPIONSHIPS ————————— BACKLEY STEELS HIMSELF FOR SILVER PRIZE Steve Backley kept his njuvj in a tense contest to capture the sil6ju medal behind defending champion Jan Zelezny in Gothjnburg. European champion Backley said: "There was a lot of tension. Everyone was trying to throw 90m. "+hen you are trying very hard, things can get complicated and fall apart. I made my mind up to keep it simple." ——————————————————————————————————2/2— Sports headlines 130 Cricket index 160 TELETEXT CLASSIFIED INDEX page 350 Next Feature Cricket US PGA