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Canada's Camryn Rogers wins hammer throw at Prefontaine Classic
Canada's Camryn Rogers won the women's hammer throw with a season-best 78.88-metre throw at the Diamond League's Prefontaine Classic on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. The Richmond, B.C., native, who is the reigning world and Olympic champion achieved the mark on the fourth of her six attempts. Americans Brooke Andersen (76.95) and DeAnna Price (75.35) placed behind Rogers. WATCH | Rogers 'excited' to compete at Prefontaine Classic 50th anniversary: Camryn Rogers 'excited' to compete at Prefontaine Classic 50th anniversary 3 days ago Duration 0:32 The Paris 2024 Olympic champion in the hammer throw, describes what she loves most about competing at the iconic Hayward Field, in Eugene, Oregon. In the men's hammer throw, Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., placed second in the men's hammer throw. The reigning world and Olympic champion had a best of 81.73 metres on the day. American Rudy Winkler finished first with a personal-best mark of 83.16. Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., took second in the women's shot put with a best of 20.39 metres for the day. WATCH | Sarah Mitton places 2nd in shot put at Prefontaine Classic: Sarah Mitton places 2nd in shot put at Prefontaine Classic 1 hour ago Duration 0:47 Mitton, who is the reigning world champion, indoor and outdoor, finished behind American Chase Jackson, who threw 20.94. World record for Chebet Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic. Chebet became the first women to run under 14 minutes in the event, surpassing the previous record of 14:00.21 set by Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay. Tsegay set the record at the 2023 Prefontaine Classic. Chebet, 25 was the gold medalist in the 5,000 and 10,000 at the Paris Olympics, becoming just the third woman to win both. Chebet had the previous world best this year in the event, running 14:06.39 last month in Rome. The Prefontaine Classic in the lone U.S. stop on the Diamond League track and field series.
Winnipeg Free Press
11 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 5,000 meters
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic. Chebet became the first women to run under 14 minutes in the event, surpassing the previous record of 14:00.21 set by Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay. Tsegay set the record at the 2023 Prefontaine Classic. Chebet, 25 was the gold medalist in the 5,000 and 10,000 at the Paris Olympics, becoming just the third woman to win both. Chebet had the previous world best this year in the event, running 14:06.39 last month in Rome. The Prefontaine Classic in the lone U.S. stop on the Diamond League track and field series. ___ AP sports:
Winnipeg Free Press
11 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Camryn Rogers wins hammer throw at Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE – Canada's Camryn Rogers won the women's hammer throw with a season-best 78.88-metre throw at the Diamond League's Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. The Richmond, B.C., native, who is the reigning world and Olympic champion achieved the mark on the fourth of her six attempts. Americans Brooke Andersen (76.95) and DeAnna Price (75.35) placed behind Rogers. In the men's hammer throw, Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., placed second in the men's hammer throw. The reigning world and Olympic champion had a best of 81.73 metres on the day. American Rudy Winkler finished first with a personal-best mark of 83.16. Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., took second in the women's shot put with a best of 20.39 metres for the day. Mitton, who is the reigning world champion, indoor and outdoor, finished behind American Chase Jackson, who threw 20.94. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 5, 2025.
