Olympian Sarah Mitton cheers on young athletes at national talent search
Young Nova Scotians with hopes of competing on the world stage received some extra encouragement from Olympic shot putter Sarah Mitton.
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Canada's Mitton wins shot put to open world indoor championships
GLASGOW :Canada's Sarah Mitton added a global gold medal to her collection by winning the women's shot put at the world indoor athletics championships on Friday, the first final of the event.
Canada's Sarah Mitton wins women's shot put gold at world indoor championships
Sarah Mitton broke a Canadian record twice on her way to her first world title on Friday in Glasgow, Scotland.
Some Canadians qualified for Paris 2024 at Pan Am Games, while others await their next shot
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Canada has a Pan Am Games record in sight
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Games-Mexico wins artistic swimming gold as US medal machine cranks up
SANTIAGO : Mexico dazzled at the Pan American Games artistic swimming on Thursday as the United States medal machine moved back into high gear, powering past 200 - almost half of them gold.
Sarah Mitton denied Diamond League Trophy for 2nd straight year by record-setting Chase Ealey
Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., ended another spectacular shot put season with her 14th top-two finish in 17 events, placing second to American Chase Ealey at the Diamond League Final, as she did a year ago. Mitton, who also placed second to the gold medallist Ealey late last month at the World Athletics Championships, had a best throw of 19.94 metres on Saturday in Eugene, Ore. The 27-year-old Canadian led the six-woman competition until Ealey stepped into the circle at sunny Hayward Field and threw a season world-leading 20.61, also a meet and American record. She lengthened her personal best to 20.76 on her third of six tries before not registering a throw on her final three attempts.
Andre De Grasse uses season-best in 200m to book spot at Diamond League Finals
Propelled by a season's best, Andre De Grasse booked his spot in the Diamond League Finals on Friday.