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Live from Brooklyn, N.S., we caught up with Diamond League shot put champion Sarah Mitton to talk about her rollercoaster season. From Olympic disappointment, to her first Diamond League title, to the warm welcome she received in her hometown. CBC | Sports News
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Shot putter Sarah Mitton wins her 1st Diamond League Trophy weeks after Olympic heartbreak
Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., threw 20.25 metres on Friday to win her first Diamond League Trophy, beating two-time defending shot put champion Chase Jackson of the United States to open the two-day season-ending track and field meet in Brussels. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mitton not seeking redemption in Diamond League Final after fouling out of Olympic shot put
Rejuvenated from a three-week break after fouling out of the Olympic women’s shot put final, Sarah Mitton will try to become a first-time Diamond League Trophy winner on Friday in Brussels. Fellow Canadians Marco Arop and Alysha Newman will compete in separate events Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Sarah Mitton, a gold-medal favourite, fouls out of women’s shot put
A gold-medal favourite heading into the women’s shot put final, Canada’s Sarah Mitton fouled out of the event on Friday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Sarah Mitton falls just short in shot put event at Harry Jerome Classic in B.C.
Paris-bound Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton fell short of her third straight win on Saturday, losing by just 0.18 metres at the Harry Jerome Classic in Burnaby, B.C. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Sarah Mitton wins shot put at Continental Tour stop in New York
Canada’s world indoor champion Sarah Mitton was the sole athlete to surpass 20 metres in the women’s shot put and she did so twice, throwing 20.15 and 20.07 metres to eventually win by more than a metre at the World Athletics Continental Tour stop in New York City on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »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. CBC | Sports News
Read More »De Grasse 2nd in Diamond League 100m, Mitton 3rd in shot put
Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse was second in the 100 metres at Sunday’s Diamond League event in Morocco. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Armed with new Canadian mark, shot putter Mitton chasing big throws on Diamond League circuit
Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., returns to the Diamond League professional circuit this Sunday in Marrakech, Morocco, eight days after raising her women’s shot put national record to 20.68 metres. She says her “entire focus” is on the Paris Olympics in August. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sarah Mitton sets new Canadian shot put record with world-leading throw
Sarah Mitton once again broke her own Canadian women’s shot put record. But this time, the 27-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., also set the bar for women around the world. CBC | Sports News
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