The 23-year-old athlete achieved the feat on Sunday at the Eugene World Championships in Oregon with a throw of 75.52 m. She slipped on the podium between two Americans, Brooke Andersen (78.96 m) and Janee ‘Kassanavoid (74.86 m)
It’s a day of firsts for Rogers, becoming the first Canadian woman to medal in the hammer throw at a World Championships and the only Canadian to date to reach the podium at these worlds 2022.
Rogers had finished 5th at the Tokyo Games and she is also a three-time champion on the American university circuit (NCAA).
The other Canadian, Jillian Weir (72.41m), finished 5th.
Cameron Levin au pied du podium
Earlier, Cameron Levins set a Canadian record by finishing 4th in the marathon event, still in Oregon.
In this first competition of the day, the 33-year-old British Columbian covered the 42.2 km in 2 h 7 min 9 s, breaking the Canadian record he had set himself in Toronto in 2018. , or 2:09:25.
Cameron Levins finishes just off the podium in the marathon at the 2022 World Championships in Athletics.
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The best Canadian result at the World Championships in athletics was achieved in 1993 when Peter Maher finished 10th.
I really learned a lot at the last Olympics and realized that I had to be better in every way
said Levins, who finished 72nd in Tokyo.
« I worked hard and changed as an athlete over the past year. I deserve what I get today and I deserve to race among the best. I felt very good. I would have been even happier if I might have finished a rank higher. But as it’s the best race of my life, I can’t be disappointed. »
At 33, Levins admitted he had no idea he was delivering a historic performance. I was hoping to get a medal, that’s what I wanted. But this result is crazy
he concluded.
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola won the marathon (2:05:37), ahead of his compatriot Mosinet Geremew and Belgian Bashir Abdi.
Vice-world champion in 2017 in London and Olympic bronze medalist in the 10,000m in 2016 in Rio, this is the first major title for this 30-year-old athlete, won in the absence of the boss of the discipline, the Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge.
Cheptegei 10,000m world champion, Ahmed 6th
Joshua Cheptegei became world distance champion for the second time on Sunday, beating Kenyan Stanley Mburu and his compatriot Jacob Kiplimo.
Olympic vice-champion in Tokyo behind the Ethiopian Selemon Barega, 5th Sunday, Cheptegei won in 27:27.43.
Holder of the world record for the distance since October 2020 (26:11.00), the Ugandan had already won in 2019 at the Doha World Championships.
Canadian Mohammed Ahmed, silver medalist in the 5000m at the Tokyo Games, finished the race in 6th position (27:30.27).
In the lead group for the final two laps, the 31-year-old was unable to keep pace down the stretch.
Ahmed will have an opportunity to recover in his favorite distance, the 5000m. The Saint Catharines long-distance runner won bronze in this event at the Doha Worlds in 2019.
Philibert-Thiboutot left out of the 1500m final
Quebecer Charles Philibert-Thiboutot was unable to qualify for the 1500m final.
Canadians Cameron Proceviat and William Paulson were also eliminated in the semi-finals.
Philibert-Thiboutot finished with a time of 3:37.29 and finished 7th in his heat. The top five of the two waves and the two best remaining riders are selected for the final.
Philibert-Thiboutot’s wave was slower than the second for tactical reasons, which destroyed the Quebecer’s chances of qualifying as a drafted runner.
The 31-year-old athlete’s time the day before (3:35.02) would have allowed him to reach the final if it had been achieved in the semi-finals.
The native of Quebec, however, has not completed his worlds. He will take part in the 5000 meter event which will start on Thursday evening.
Also in the evening, Canadian Anicka Newell was unable to beat her best jump of the season and finished 9th in the pole vault event.
The 28-year-old got off to a good start in competition, managing to clear the bar at 4.30 meters and 4.45 meters on the first try. However, she had to cross the bar of 4.60 meters – and thus achieve her best jump of the season – to remain in the competition.
Worlds (World Championships) Oregon 2022 pole vault.
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After three failed tries, she was eliminated from the competition and had to settle for a mark of 4.45 meters. His best mark in 2022 is 4.50 meters.
Jamaican hat-trick in the women’s 100m
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won a record 5th 100m world champion title at the age of 35, leading a Jamaican hat-trick on Sunday.
Fraser-Pryce ran in 10.67s to edge Shericka Jackson (10.73) and Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.81).
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is world champion in the 100m for the fifth time.
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