Nova Scotia’s Sarah Mitton Clinches Gold at World Shot Put Championship
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Nova Scotia’s Sarah Mitton Clinches Gold at World Shot Put Championship

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Glasgow, March 24 – In a thrilling display of power and precision, Sarah Mitton, a native of Nova Scotia, Canada, claimed the first gold medal of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.

Competing in the women’s shot put final, the 27-year-old marine biologist rose to the occasion, emerging victorious by a slender 3cm margin. Mitton, who had finished runner-up to Chase Ealey (now Jackson) of the USA at the outdoor World Championships in Budapest last August, snatched the lead with a throw of 20.20m in the fourth round and sealed the gold medal deal before improving to 20.22m with the final flourish.

Podium Finishers

  • Germany’s Yemisi Ogunleye, who had led from the opening round with a personal best of 20.19m, had to settle for the silver medal.
  • Ealey, the reigning outdoor world champion, finished third with a throw of 19.67m, securing the bronze.

“It feels amazing to win my first global title,” said an elated Mitton, the Commonwealth gold medalist from the 2022 Games in Birmingham. “I’m really excited by the distances all the women are throwing. It always comes down to small margins. Scotland’s definitely my new favourite place outside of Nova Scotia. I’ll be coming back.”

Mitton entered the final as the second-best performer on the 2024 world list, having thrown a Canadian indoor record of 20.08m in the Czech Republic on February 20. Ogunleye’s opening-round effort was a major improvement on her previous best of 19.57m, propelling her into the 20-metre club and momentarily placing her second on the 2024 world list.

Other Notable Performances

  • Despite a series of fouls, the bronze medalist from the last World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands, managed a throw of 19.37m, good enough for fifth place.
  • Ogunleye’s only other valid mark was a 19.71m effort in the third round.
  • Mitton’s consistent series included a 19.81m throw in the second round, followed by her winning efforts of 20.20m and 20.22m.
  • Ealey, the silver medalist in Belgrade two years ago, delivered a solid series, with her best throw of 19.67m coming in the second round.
  • New Zealand’s Maddison-Lee Wesche rounded out the top four, improving her personal best to 19.62m in the penultimate round.

“To go home with a silver medal is amazing. It’s a great gift for my whole team,” said a delighted Ogunleye, the German gospel singer, after her breakthrough performance.

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