Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., has followed his first Canadian title with a world title. Katzberg won a gold medal in his World Athletics Championships debut with a throw of 81.25 metres on Sunday to beat 2021 Olympic champion Wojciech Nowicki of Poland (81.02) in Budapest, Hungary.
Posted: Aug 20, 2023 7:51 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., has followed his first Canadian title with a world title. Katzberg's effort, on his fifth of six attempts, vaulted him into first place to stay ahead of Nowicki and Bence Halász of Hungary .
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