Olympic, world champion Camryn Rogers has nothing left to prove — but plenty to accomplish

After winning a world title and Olympic gold, hammer thrower Camryn Rogers might not have anything left to prove — but she says she still has a lot left to accomplish. 

The 26-year-old from Richmond, B.C., doesn't just want to defend her titles, she wants to help grow the sport itself.

"​​I feel like every time I step into the circle, I want to show what I've been working on and what [I've] been training for," Rogers said from her home, near her training base in Berkeley, Calif. "I feel like I still have so much more to give. The sport has already done so much for me — like, the sport owes me nothing, but I owe the sport everything.

"And because of that, I want to be able to give as much of myself to it [and] the community as I can."

That community is growing thanks in large part to the success of Rogers and her fellow Canadian Olympic and world champion in men's hammer throw, Ethan Katzberg. Their achievements have increased visibility of the sport in Canada and presents it as an option for other young athletes.

While this hammer throw dominance has seemed to be an overnight success, it's actually been years in the making. Rogers has been involved in hammer throw for nearly half her life, first picking up the implement when she was 13, before moving on to train with coach Mo Saatara at the University of California, Berkeley.

"After working together [with Saatara] for eight years, I feel very lucky to be working with someone who knows me so well," Rogers said. "He likes to joke that he can tell how my practice is going to go, based on how I walk toward him in the morning."

Rogers announced her arrival on the international scene when she captured world championship silver in 2022. She set a new Canadian record with a