Sarah Mitton and Regan Yee stayed in China this week to compete in Saturday's Suzhou Diamond League. Mitton placed fourth in women's shot last week in Xiamen, while Yee took nearly nine seconds off her 2023 steeplechase opener.
Two Canadians will try to build on strong season-opening performances, while the world record watch continues for a pair of international athletes at Saturday's Diamond League outdoor track and field stop in Suzhou, China.Sarah Mitton and Regan Yee stayed in China this week to compete in Saturday's Suzhou Diamond League. Mitton placed fourth in women's shot last week in Xiamen, while Yee took nearly nine seconds off her 2023 steeplechase opener.
She'll attempt to upend last week's winner and reigning Olympic champion Gong Lijiao of China in a 10-woman field at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre. Women's shot put begins at 6:20 a.m. ET, with live streaming coverage of the event beginning at 7 a.m. on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports App and CBC Gem. Before this season, her most recent appearance on the Diamond League circuit was the 2019 Final at the Weltklasse Zurich meet where she threw 20.31 for her third of three Diamond League Trophies.Jackson, who was third in Xiamen last week, is also in Saturday's field that includes all but one of last year's top eight at worlds.
"In order to be great, I need to put myself in more competitive races and willing to take more risks." The Swedish athlete has cleared at least six metres on 60-plus occasions and will try to bump the world mark beyond his 6.24-metre performance from Xiamen at 6:31 a.m. ET. Yohan Blake of Jamaica withdrew earlier this week due to a hamstring issue, but the 2011 world champion's namesake, Ackeem Blake, will take the line. He was third behind Coleman and Noah Lyles in the 60m at indoor worlds.in September — the first Canadian to do so since shot putter Dylan Armstrong in 2011 — will open his individual outdoor campaign Friday in the 200 at the East Coast Relays in Jacksonville, Fla., where he lives.
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