Weekend recap: Track and field records and big basketball wins

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From record-breaking performances in track and field to important victories on the court, here's a look at the top performances by Canada's summer Olympic and Paralympic athletes over the weekend:

Track and field world champions Ethan Katzberg and Marco Arop opened their seasons in style.

Katzberg, the men's hammer throw world champ, kicked off his 2024 season by shattering his own Canadian record to take gold at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya. His 84.38-metre toss was the best the world has seen in 16 years and easily topped the 81.25m that won him the world title last summer in Hungary.

Katzberg, 22, outclassed Ukraine's Mykhalo Kokhan (80.76) and Poland's Wojciech Nowicki (79.14), the reigning Olympic champion and silver medallist at the past two worlds.

WATCH | Katzberg smashes his national hammer throw record:

Arop, the men's 800m world champion, held off Kenya's Wyclife Kinyamal to win Saturday's Diamond League season opener in Xiamen, China. The Canadian's time of one minute 43.61 seconds was the best in the world this year, but not for long. Arop's rival, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, clocked 1:43.57 later in the day at the Kip Keino Classic in his native Kenya.

Canada's Sarah Mitton placed fourth in a stacked women's shot put event Saturday in Xiamen. Reigning Olympic champion Gong Lijiao topped New Zealand's Maddison-Lee Wesche and reigning world champ Chase Jackson of the United States, who finished third. Mitton took silver behind Jackson at both the world championships and the Diamond League Final last year before beating her for the indoor world title last