Sarah Mitton from Canada secured a third-place finish in the women’s shot put at a Diamond League event held in Stockholm on Sunday.
The native of Brooklyn, N.S., achieved her top throw of 19.89 metres on her initial attempt. Jessica Schilder from the Netherlands won the event with a throw of 20.89 metres, while Chase Jackson of the United States followed closely behind with a best throw of 19.91 metres.
This marks Mitton’s second third-place finish on the Diamond League circuit this season, having previously achieved a similar result at the season opener in Shanghai.
The 29-year-old athlete previously won consecutive world indoor championships in 2024 and 2025 but was unable to defend her title earlier this year in Torun, Poland, where Jackson took home the gold medal.
WATCH | Mitton places 3rd in Stockholm Diamond League shot put:
Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S. threw 19.89 in her first attempt which held up for third place at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm.
Arop 2nd in men’s 800m
Marco Arop from Edmonton placed second in his season debut for the men’s 800 metres on Sunday in Sweden, finishing with a time of 1:43.11 seconds.
The 27-year-old athlete is a three-time medalist at the world championships (one gold and two bronze) and an Olympic silver medalist.
Cooper Lutkenhaus from the United States took the victory in this race with a time of 1:42.70, marking his first outdoor 800 metres of the season. Slimane Moula of Algeria finished third with a personal best of 1:43.41.
“I was pleased with my performance; it was my first race in a while, and I just wanted to gauge where I was, and it went as well as I could have hoped,” Arop told the media after the race. “It was my first matchup against Cooper — I was looking forward to it, and he demonstrated his strength today. He is going to be a remarkable talent.”
The Canadian runner finished with a season-best time of 1:43.11, less than half a second behind the leader.
Sade McCreath from Ajax, Ont., secured seventh place in the women’s 100 metres with a time of 11.29 seconds.
Just last Wednesday, she improved upon her earlier 11.42 performance in the 100 heats at the Paavo Nurmi Games, clocking in at 11.35 seconds into a slight headwind for a fourth-place finish.
Sade McCreath of Ajax, Ont., finished seventh at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm with a time of 11.29.
Duplantis loses for 1st time in 3 years at home event
Swedish pole vault sensation Armand “Mondo” Duplantis experienced his first defeat in three years during his home event in Stockholm.
In his outdoor season debut, Duplantis cleared a height of 5.80 metres, which is 51 centimetres lower than his recent world record, but he was unsuccessful in two attempts at 6.00 metres and one at 6.05 metres.
Kurtis Marschall from Australia emerged victorious with a vault of 5.90 metres.
“I felt somewhat unfocused today,” Duplantis expressed in a report on olympics.com. “I really did not want to lose here in front of my family and supporters.”
“I haven’t lost in three years, but credit to Kurtis for beating me fairly; I have no excuses.”
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