Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton finishes 2nd at Stockholm Diamond League

Canadian shot put record holder Sarah Mitton scored a second-place finish at the Diamond League track and field event in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday.

The Brooklyn, N.S., native's best throw of 19.98 metres was just behind the winning distance of 20.00m by American rival, Chase Jackson.

Mitton, the women's shot put world No. 2, placed second in Suzhou, China a month ago, third in Marrakech, Morocco on May 19 and fourth in Xiamen, China, to open Diamond League campaign.

Three other Canadians were in action in Stockholm on Sunday, but only one was in an official Diamond League event. Jean-Simon Desgagnés, 25, is in pursuit of his first Olympic berth in the men's steeplechase.

In non-Diamond League points events, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot finished the men's 1,500m in three mintures 34.95 seconds, for a seventh-placen result, while sprinter Jerome Blake finished third (10.44 seconds) in the national men's 100m.