On Friday at the Diamond League Final held at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Canada’s Sarah Mitton secured a second-place finish in the women’s shot put event.
The 30-year-old athlete achieved her best throw of 20.64 meters on her initial attempt, placing her behind American Chase Jackson.
Jackson, aged 32, claimed her third Diamond League Final victory with a top throw of 21.14 meters.
The winning throw by Jackson not only set a new American record but also established a Diamond League and meet record, marking the top distance in the world this year.
A two-time world champion, Jackson surpassed her personal best by 0.012 meters to secure the win.
Mitton expressed her thoughts, saying, “How can you be upset to lose to one of the best throws since 2013? We had two girls go over 21 in the last, I guess it’s been four months. Shot’s really on the rise, and I think, you know, we get those two over 21, I believe I can throw 21 meters.”
The Netherlands’ world champion Jessica Schilder took third place with a throw of 20.57 meters on her third attempt.
Watch live coverage of the two-day Diamond League Final on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem. Coverage from Brussels continues Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
Mitton commented, “I went out there, and I gave it everything I had tonight. And how can you be upset with a performance like that? I had a lot of really great throws, a lot of throws over 20. I wish I could have come out with the trophy. That’s what we come for. But yeah, I’m super happy. A great way to end the season.”
Having successfully defended her Commonwealth Games title in July, Mitton was seeking her second Diamond League Trophy in three years.
Last year, she was stripped of the title after a successful protest regarding her winning throw.
Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S. threw a distance of 20.64-metres in throw one, good enough for a second place finish in shot put at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.
Arop falls back to 4th
Marco Arop from Edmonton was in second place during the final moments of the men’s 800m but ultimately finished fourth with a time of 1 minute 43.50 seconds.
Arop had placed third last year before earning a bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
The title went to Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi from Kenya, who finished in 1:41.40. Djamel Sedjati of Algeria took second with a time of 1:42.71, followed closely by France’s Yanis Meziane (1:42.87).
Edmonton’s Marco Arop ran to a fourth place time of 1:43.50 in the 800-metre race at the Diamond League Final in Brussels Friday.
Audrey Leduc from Gatineau, Que., finished sixth in the women’s 200m with a time of 22.95 seconds.
Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred won the race in 21.79 seconds, followed by American Kayla White (22.00) and Great Britain’s Amy Hunt (22.16).
Audrey Leduc of Gatineau, Que., ran to a sixth place finish in the women’s 200-metre race finishing with a time of 22.95 Friday at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.
Jamaica’s Oblique Seville clinched the men’s 100m title with a time of 9.90 seconds.
He was trailed by Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon (9.93) and Nigeria’s Kayinsola Ajayi (9.97).
Oblique Seville of Jamaica ran to a winning time of 9.90 Friday at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.
The men’s pole vault faced a setback as Swedish star Armand Duplantis withdrew from the event for reasons that have not been disclosed. Emmanouil Karalis from Greece emerged victorious in this competition.
Canadian Andre De Grasse, who qualified for the men’s 200 meters last week in Belgium and was listed to compete on Wednesday, was scratched from the lineup on Thursday.
Athletics Canada stated that he has a personal commitment this weekend and is concentrating on the Ultimate Championship.