Canadian Sarah Mitton wins shot put gold at world indoor track and field championships

It is time to consider shot putter Jessica Schilder as one of the best Dutch sportswomen of the moment. Look at her list of achievements and her brilliant performances in the first months of this season. After winning gold at the European indoor championships in Apeldoorn, she won silver at the indoor World Championships in China on Friday. A first for her at an international championship.

Canadian Sarah Mitton wins shot put gold at world indoor track and field championships

Friday’s winning throw came on Mitton’s sixth attempt, with her second and fourth throws (20.36 and 20.15 metres) also enough to clinch her the gold

Nova Scotia's Sarah Mitton successfully defends her world indoor shot put title in China

Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., dominated the women's shot put competition at the world athletics indoor championships in Nanjing, China, tossing the two best throws at 20.36 metres and 20.48m to win gold.

Women’s ShotPut Final in Nanjing2025 : Three Over 20 meters, Oh, Canada once again!

The women’s shot put in Nanjing became even more dramatic two weeks before the event. In Apeldoorn, Jessica Schilder, NED, who had never done well in a European Indoor, led in the Netherlands in front of her Dutch fans from the beginning. Schilder threw 20.69m, the best throw in the world by one centimeter. Sarah Mitton, CAN, who had thrown 20.68m in the earlier season, texted Jessica after her big throw. Jessica Schilder revealed that tidbit to…

Melanie Duron’s new technique leads to historic season

Junior thrower Melanie Duron cemented herself in the Texas State Track and Field record books over the course of her tremendous 2024-25 season. Duron holds the school record in the shot put event with a throw of 18.21m and placed first overall in the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships. As a team captain, Duron helped lead the Bobcats women’s track and field to their fifth Sun Belt Indoor Conference Championship title, and its first si…

Canada's Sarah Mitton wins back-to-back gold at World Indoors - Canadian Running Magazine

Also on Friday in Nanjing, Team Canada's Christopher Morales Williams punched his ticket to his first major championship final in the men's 400m The post Canada’s Sarah Mitton wins back-to-back gold at World Indoors appeared first on Canadian Running Magazine.