Canada's Camryn Rogers wins Olympic gold in women's hammer throw

It felt   bizarre  for Camryn Rogers   to mention  to herself that she's an Olympic champion.

The 25-year-  antique  from Richmond, B.C., claimed gold on Tuesday to   grow to be  the primary  Canadian to ever medal   withinside the  women's hammer throw   on the  Olympics. It   turned into  additionally  the primary  Canadian medal in a women's athletics   occasion  because the  1928 Amsterdam Games.Not a valid attachment ID.

"It's even   bizarre  popping out  of my mouth   proper  now," she   stated  as she laughed. "It's   some thing  which you  get to   maintain  with you   on your  entire  lifestyles . And   it is  some thing  that does not  simply  extrade  your   profession  however  can   extrade  the trajectory of   the whole thing  you do   shifting  forward.

 
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"It's the   fruits  and   the whole thing  coming to fruition of   the times  and hours and   mins  and seconds you   placed  into   education  together along with your  team. ... It's   some thing  so special ... (  it is ) the apex of sports,   it is  some thing  that everybody  acknowledges  as   properly ."

Rogers had   simply  come to   research  of being   the primary  Canadian   female  to medal in athletics   on the  Olympics   on the grounds that  1928 following her win.

"Literally   simply  discovered  that," she   stated . "I   simply  discovered  that like     mins  in the past  upstairs,   that is  insane. But I   additionally  absolutely  believe (  it will  be)   the primary  of ... many."

Rogers had a   pinnacle  throw of 76.  ninety seven  metres at Stade de France. Annette Echikunwoke of   the USA  grabbed silver (75.48) and Zhao Jie of China took bronze (74.27).

Rogers   turned into  in   2d  till  she made her   5th  throw that catapulted her into first at 76.  ninety seven  metres, as she clapped and sported a   recreation  face, and later   close  her eyes in meditation   because the  others took their   very last  throws. She   known as  it "very stressful"   however  a   second  that she's   skilled  for.


Canada's Camryn Rogers   consists of  the hammer after her   2d  throw   withinside the  women's hammer throw   occasion  on the  Summer Olympics in Paris on Tuesday, Aug.6, 2024. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press)

"We simulate what   takes place  in case your  first     throws are faults   and also you  simplest  have one   extra  to make a   very last ,"   stated  Rogers, who broke down after her   very last  throw. "What   takes place  in case you are  in   2d  or   you are  in   1/3  and also you  simplest  have one throw left, what do you do?

"To be   capable of  research  from   the whole thing  and   all of the  education  that my   educate  and   I even have  carried out  to now   have the ability  to mention  I did my   process  out there,   that is  some thing  that I'm very   happy with ."

Rogers made   records  in her Olympic debut   on the  Tokyo Games in 2021   while  she   have become  the primary  Canadian   female  to ever   increase  to an Olympic hammer throw   very last . She went on   to complete  5th .


One   distinction  in Paris from the Tokyo Olympics   turned into  her   cherished  ones being present,   in particular  her   mom , Shari, with   the ones  Games having   regulations  due to  the pandemic. Following her win, her   mom  turned into  amongst  numerous  humans  she   turned into  capable of  hug and   percentage  the instant  with.

Rogers fought to   maintain  returned  tears   even as  speaking  approximately  the sacrifices her   mom  made and   the connection  they have.

"My   mother  has   carried out  the whole thing  in her   lifestyles  for me to have the   satisfactory  one possible," Rogers   stated . "When it   turned into  simply  her and I   and she or he  turned into  operating    jobs and   putting in  instances  together along with her  pals  to   force  me to practices   while  she   could not  make it.

"Knowing that   that is  the whole thing  that she's been   preventing  for as   properly  and she or he  is my rock   and she or he  is   the individual that  I   flip  to on my   satisfactory  days and on my worst days. ... My   mother  to me is my   satisfactory  pal  and I   simply  love that I   turned into  capable of  percentage  this   together along with her .

"I ran up and   additionally  jumped on her, sorry   mother ,   and she or he  leaned in   and she or he  turned into  like, 'I'm so   happy with  you and I'm so   fortunate  to   have you ever  as my daughter.' And I   turned into  like, 'I   could not  be   extra  thankful  to   have you ever  as my   mother  and, I   do not  know, I   simply  love her so much."

Rogers is the   pinnacle -ranked hammer thrower   withinside the  international  and entered the Games having   gained  silver   on the  2022   international  championships and gold at   ultimate  year's worlds. She is   the primary  and   simplest  Canadian   female  to medal at worlds   withinside the  hammer throw.

Rogers' win   finished  a golden Canadian sweep in hammer throw after Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C.,   gained  the men's   occasion  on Sunday

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