(Eugene) It only took one attempt for Camryn Rogers to secure her spot in the hammer throw final.
Posted at 9:10 p.m.
The 23-year-old from Richmond, B.C., threw 73.67 meters in a curtain-raiser at the World Championships in Athletics, surpassing the qualifying threshold of 73 .50. She then left the stadium.
It was the fourth best throw of the day, but the result was a far cry from his own Canadian mark of 77.67m set last month — which was also the fourth best in the world this season.
Jillian Weir of Kingston also qualified for the final with a 72.00m shot.
Rogers finished fifth at her first Olympics last summer in Tokyo, and was the youngest athlete in the final. She hopes to smash her own mark in the final, which could give Canada a first medal in this event.
A few weeks after breaking her Canadian shot put record, Sarah Mitton shot 19.38m on her second attempt. She thus obtained her ticket for the final, presented on Saturday.
The 26-year-old Nova Scotian is ranked third in the world after throwing 20.33m. It was then the best shot in the world of the year.
Earlier Friday, Canadian Django Lovett was flawless in qualifying in the high jump.
The 30-year-old British Columbian surpassed his best result this season, 2.28 meters, in his first attempt to earn a place in the final on Monday.
He was one of six jumpers to cross this bar on the first attempt.
Lovett finished eighth at her first Olympics last summer in Tokyo.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist also took the honors at the Diamond League stage in Birmingham in May.
Canada sent a delegation of 59 athletes to these Worlds, the third largest sports competition in the world behind the Olympic Games and the Soccer World Cup. These take place at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
The star sprinter Andre De Grasse must participate in the first waves of the 100m in the evening. De Grasse has not competed in an official event since testing positive for COVID-19 a month ago.