Camryn Rogers, Ethan Katzberg at forefront of Canadian renaissance in throwing events

At time of writing, Canada's lone medal at these World Athletics Championships has come in the throws. 

With a massive national record, Ethan Katzberg, a 21-year-old who lives and trains in Kamloops, B.C., surprised almost everyone to take gold in the men's hammer throw. 

Everyone, that is, with the possible exception of his coach Dylan Armstrong who was the last Canadian man to win medals in a throwing event at the worlds or Olympic Games. 

Armstrong captured bronze in the shot put at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, silver at the 2011 world championships in Daegu, and bronze at the following worlds in 2013 in Moscow.

"I think it's great that our Canadian throwers are putting up big numbers and are getting the attention they all deserve on the world stage," Armstrong said from Budapest. 

Armstrong is referring to the likes of Richmond, B.C.'s Camryn Rogers who has easily advanced to the women's hammer throw final by exceeding the minimum qualifying mark on her second attempt in the preliminary competition.

WATCH | Rogers reaches hammer throw final in Budapest:

Last year in Eugene, Ore., Rogers became the first Canadian woman to ever win an Olympic or world championship medal in the throws by claiming silver at Hayward Field. It has helped set the stage for a renaissance in the strength events for the Canadian athletics team.

And in Birmingham, England those throwers garnered three medals, silver from Katzberg, gold from Rogers and another gold medal from shot putter Sarah Mitton who hails from Brooklyn, N.S. Mitton narrowly missed a medal at the last world championships when she finished fourth in Eugene.  

"The workload and dedication that goes into mastering the shot put and the hammer is the same as the sprints and