A closer look at Canadian medal contenders for World Athletics Championships
Canada will have a number of medal hopefuls at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.This group has been among the best in the world for years but finally got its taste of gold at the 2022 worlds, capped by a memorable anchor leg from De Grasse. The quartet continued their momentum with a world-leading time in April at Florida Relays.
Having recently had their bronze medals from the Tokyo Olympics upgraded to silver due to a doping violation on the British team, the Canadians are looking to repeat as world champions, then claim the elusive Olympic gold at Paris 2024.Warner finally gets his shot at redemption. The reigning Olympic champion led through four events at last year’s worlds before sustaining a hamstring injury in the 400 metres. World gold is all that’s eluded the London, Ont.
With eyes on the 80-metre mark herself, Rogers, of Richmond, B.C., may just need that kind of performance to win, already sitting fifth all-time with her current personal best.The 24-year-old is looking to build on what was a coming-out party last year. After finishing seventh at the 2019 world championships and missing the final altogether at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Arop won bronze at last year’s worlds just weeks after running the third-fastest time in the world.
Mitton tied for third-best distance at last year’s worlds with Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands but placed fourth by way of a tiebreaker on their next best throw. The second-ranked Mitton is not just coming back for a spot on the podium, she wants gold.The 28-year-old Markham, Ont., native has had a shaky year coming off a 2022 season marred by injury. He failed to run a qualifying time for the 100, even missing the final at nationals before running a season-best – and qualifying time – 20.
While the likes of Americans Noah Lyles – the defending two-time world champion – and Erriyon Knighton, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and others have lit up the track this year, De Grasse’s prowess on the big stage is hard to overlook. The reigning Olympic champion is never out of it until he is.
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