Beijing, China – Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton secured a victory โat the โcontinental Tour meet in Beijingโค on Sunday, topping โthe field despite recent controversy surrounding her disqualificationโ from the Diamond League Final.
Mitton, who was stripped of her Diamond League Final win in Eugene, Oregon, earlier this month after a procedural violation, deliveredโฃ a throw of 19.25 metres to claim first place in Beijing.โค The disqualification stemmed from exceeding the allotted time between โขattempts, a rule infraction that overshadowed her initial winning throw of 20.08 metres atโ theโ Diamond League Final.The 27-year-old Mitton will now focus on preparing for the World Athletics โChampionships, scheduled to run from โSeptember โ13-21. She joins a strong canadian teamโ headingโ to the championships, which includes defending โฃchampions Ethan Katzberg (hammer throw), Camryn โRogers (hammer throw), Marco โคarop (800-meter), and Pierce LePage (decathlon). Canada will send a 59-athlete contingent to the event, also featuring Olympic champion 4×100 sprint relay team members Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Jerome Blake, and Andre De Grasse. Other notable Canadians competing include Damian Warner (decathlon) and Moh Ahmed โ(5,000-metre).
At the Beijing meet, Omani Ali Al Balushi โคposted a personalโ best of 10.09 seconds to win the men’s 100m, finishing just ahead โof Brandon Hicklin (10.12) of the United States.Andre De Grasse competed in the 100m, earning a bronze medal in 9.92. Justin Gatlin’s meet record of 9.87, set on May 21, 2014, remains unbroken.โข De Grasse โis currently ranked 52nd inโค the world in the โ100m and 22nd โขin โthe 200m and opted to rest โคa hamstring injuryโค rather than defend hisโข Canadian title โon August 1 in Ottawa.
