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It took only two rounds for Canada's Camryn Rogers to automatically advance to Tuesday's final in the women's hammer throw.

The native of Richmond, B.C., met the 73.00 qualifying standard with a throw of 74.69 on a sunny Sunday in France.

"It was definitely a we gotta to get to the finals kind of throw," a smiling Rogers told Devin Heroux of CBC Sports.

That final is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:57 p.m. ET.

Canada has never won an Olympic gold medal in a throwing event and it's been more than 100 years since Canada reached the hammer throw podium at the Games, when Duncan Gillis collected silver in 1912.

In 2022, Rogers was the first Canadian woman to capture a world championship medal with silver in Eugene, Ore.

Three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, a then-22-year-old Rogers was the youngest competitor in the women's hammer throw and placed fifth at a time when she "felt so young and so fresh to the scene.'

"To be [back at the Olympics] three years later with a bit more experience and a lot more throws," she said, "I'm super excited to get to the final and show what [me and my coach] have been working on."

In Tokyo, Rogers and every other athlete at those Games competed in an empty stadium because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a much different atmosphere at a loud Stade de France on Sunday.

"It means everything," Rogers said of having her support group in attendance. "My parents flew here. One of my best friends flew [here] from California. My cousins flew from New Zealand. Another family friend came from home. There's so many people here.

"For them to get that Olympic experience, finally, is huge. It means so much to