Canada's Camryn Rogers has won the gold medal in the women's hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships.
Janee' Kassanavoid of the United States was second and fellow American DeAnna Price was third.Rogers won silver in her worlds debut in 2022, becoming the first Canadian woman to ever win a world championship medal in a field event.
Rogers, who entered the world championships ranked second in the world in women's hammer throw, also won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and is a three-time NCAA champion and record holder. The Olympic champion from Markham, Ont., finished third in his 200-metre semifinal in 20.10 seconds on Thursday, which was fast enough to book him a spot in the event final. The top two runners of the three semifinals advanced, along with the next two fastest runners.
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