Mitton tops shot put field in Beijing after being stripped of Diamond League Final win

Sarah Mitton regained her winning form in the shot put circle and teammate Andre De Grasse looked healthy on the track after nearly a three-month absence as the Canadians delivered solid performances ahead of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday in China.

Mitton had a best throw of 19.81 metres to defeat Sweden's Fanny Roos (19.35) and China's Zhang Linru (19.05) at a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold track and field meet in Beijing.

The 29-year-old Canadian rebounded from being stripped of her Diamond League Trophy on Aug. 27 following a successful protest of her winning throw in Zürich.

Her second attempt in Switzerland measured 20.67 but, following a review by judges, Mitton was ruled to have stepped out of the throwing circle before the shot hit the ground, thereby making her throw invalid. She also appeared to clip the front toe board. Mitton's second-best throw of 19.99 bumped her to third place.

Mitton is preparing for her fourth world championships. She debuted at the event in 2019 and threw 17.24 but didn't advance from the qualifying round in Doha, Qatar. The Brooklyn, N.S., native was fourth (19.77) at the 2022 worlds in Eugene, Ore., and second two years ago in Budapest, Hungary, where Mitton topped 20 metres with a 20.08 best throw.

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Another shot put victory for Canada's Sarah Mitton

De Grasse returned from hamstring tightness to place third on Sunday in his first race since June 17 at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland.

The five-foot-nine sprinter was quick out of the starting blocks and gained ground on the leaders over the final 30 metres on a warm and clear evening in China.

His 10.16-second finishing time was