Camryn Rogers is through to the hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
The 24-year-old, who won silver at last year’s worlds, threw 73.95 metres in her second toss to reach Thursday’s medal round in the Hungarian capital.
Rogers, of Richmond, B.C., told CBC Sports’ Andi Petrillo after qualifying that she doesn’t feel an increased target on her back given her 2022 success.
“As we’ve seen in this championship alone, so many athletes have come up and [posted-personal records] and had the day of their lives when it matters most, and I think anything can happen in a world championship,” she said. “Knowing that I’m here competing with the best of the best elevates that excitement for me.”
B.C.’s Camryn Rogers qualifies for hammer throw final at world championships
Richmond B.C.’s, Camryn Rogers qualified for the hammer throw world championship final, and spoke to CBC Sports’ Andi Petrillo after her performance.
Rogers is hoping to become the second Canadian field athlete to reach the podium after Ethan Katzberg won gold in men’s hammer throw.
“I think we have the best throw squad,” Rogers said. “Ethan really set the stage with that one… I think they really opened up this championship for Canadians to make a statement on the world stage.”
Hanna Skydan, of Azerbaijan, had the top throw in Wednesday’s qualifying with a heave of 77.10 metres, followed by American DeAnna Price (76.25) and Finland’s Silja Kosonen (74.19).
Jillian Weir of Kingston, Ont., did not advance with her throw of 67.48 metres.
Earlier, sprinters Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse all qualified for the men’s 200-metre semis.
Toronto’s Brown had the fastest time among the three Canadians, posting a 20.08-second time and finishing second in his heat, and fourth overall.
“It’s nerve-racking waiting for your turn,” he said post-race of getting to compete. “I chose to drop the 100 just to focus on the [200], because I knew there are some big dogs in the (200) this year, so I could give my best shot, put all my eggs in one basket.
“So far it’s paying off and I felt pretty good running from lane two, running 20.0, and happy to finally get my feet wet.”
Canadians Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse advance to men’s world 200m semis
Great Britain’s Zarnel Hughes was the only sprinter to run a sub-20 second time (19.99 seconds), while Canadians Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse advanced to the semifinals of the men’s 200-metre event at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Reigning Olympic champion De Grasse, of Markham, Ont., finished in 20.28 and was 12th among all sprinters.
The 28-year-old, who qualified for the event on the final day of the qualifying window on July 30 when he won the national title in a season-best 20.01 seconds, was content with how things have turned out so far despite a tough season.
“This season has been a lot more of a struggle than previous seasons. Usually when I come into champs, I know where I’m at, I know what it’s going to take,” he said post-race. “But this champs, at first, I was a little bit on edge, I didn’t know what I’d be able to take, not trying to go too hard but still trying to put together a solid run to get a top-three performance.
“It turned out pretty well so now I’ve just got to put together a little bit more pieces and a sub-20 [second] performance could happen.”
Rodney, of Etobicoke, Ont., posted a season’s best time of 20.18, good enough for the sixth-fastest time in the heats.
The semifinals are Thursday with the final taking place on Friday.
“I never worry about Andre at the biggest stage because I’m very squarely in that second camp that when it matters most, he turns up,” said CBC Sports analyst Kate Van Buskirk.
“He’s a gamer. He and his team do a fabulous job of peaking exactly when it matters.”
Also, Toronto’s Jazz Shukla advanced into the women’s 800 semifinals with a personal-best time of two minutes 30 seconds. Madeleine Kelly of Pembroke, Ont., failed to qualify at 2:04.72.
Vancouver’s Regan Yee narrowly missed qualification in the women’s 3,000 steeplechase with a time of nine minutes 26.39 seconds.
“It just is not a good feeling when your best isn’t enough,” Yee told Petrillo while holding back tears. “That’s sport though.”
Ceili McCabe, also of Vancouver, won’t advance either with her time of 9:29.30.
Canada’s Julie-Ann Staehli, Briana Scott and Erin Teschuk were each eliminated in the women’s 5,000 heats.
Michelle Harrison was knocked out in the women’s 100 hurdles, placing eighth in her heat at 13.05 seconds.
The 30-year-old Saskatoon, Sask., native also reached the semifinals last year, when a personal-best clocking of 12.74 seconds wasn’t enough to race for a medal.
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Ingebrigsten upset in men’s 1,500
Britain’s Josh Kerr pulled off the biggest upset of the world championships, outrunning heavily favoured Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway to the line for a win in the 1,500.
Kerr finished in 3:29.28 to join Jake Wightman as the second British runner in two years to upset Ingebrigtsen at worlds.
The 22-year-old Norwegian is the Olympic champion and has the fastest times this season. He came in as a 1-7 betting favourite but has yet to cross the line first in the 1,500 at a world-championship meet.
“I get it. He’s a superstar. He chokes under pressure though, and we’ve seen it time and time again in the 1500,” Van Buskirk said. “And it’s that tension in his body when he’s challenged on the outside, which is exactly what our eventual winner Josh Kerr did. And two years in a row, a Brit comes up in the final metres of the race.”
Ingebrigtsen told Petrillo he’d battled a sore throat over the past couple days.
“Today was not a good day for me. … All credit to Kerr, but obviously I wasn’t 100 per cent today,” he said.
This silver goes with the one from last year, along with a second place at indoor world championships in 2022 and at junior worlds in 2018.
Ingebrigtsen will have another chance later this week when he defends his title in the 5,000.
Kerr upsets Ingebrigtsen to claim 1,500 metre gold at World Athletics Championships
Great Britain’s Josh Kerr claimed the 1,500 metre gold medal over the favorite from Norway Jakob Ingebrigtsen with a time of 3:29.38 in Budapest.
Moon, Kennedy share pole vault gold
American Katie Moon and Australia’s Nina Kennedy decided to share the gold medal in a dramatic women’s pole vault final.
The two women cleared 4.90 in an event that stretched two hours 10 minutes, but both missed on all three attempts at 4.95 and decided to share the victory rather than go to a jump-off.
It was the second consecutive world title for Moon, who also won Olympic gold in Tokyo. The 4.90 mark was a national record for Kennedy and a personal best by eight centimetres.
Wilma Murto of Finland tied her season’s best of 4.80 for bronze, missing all three of her attempts at 4.85. The 25-year-old became the first Finnish woman to win a Diamond League title when she beat Moon at the London event on July 23.
Warholm reclaims hurdles gold
Karsten Warholm of Norway returned to the top of the global podium, racing to gold in the 400 hurdles.
The world record holder and Olympic champion ran 46.89, pulling away from American Rai Benjamin heading into the home straight.
The 27-year-old won the 2017 and 2019 world championships, but struggled to seventh at the worlds last season in Eugene, Ore., when he was hampered by an injury.
Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands crossed in 47.34 for silver, while Benjamin, silver medallist last year in Eugene, faded to take bronze in 47.56.
Norway’s Karsten Warholm captures 3rd 400 metre hurdles World Championship title
Karsten Warholm of Norway claimed gold in the 400m hurdles final with a time of 46.89 on day five of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
American 100m champs get off to a fast start in 200
Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles each kicked off their quest for a second medal by easily winning their 200 heats.
Richardson finished in 22.16 seconds and Lyles in 20.05 in a pair of no-drama returns to the track after they gave the United States the first sweep of the 100 at a worlds since 2017, when Justin Gatlin and Tori Bowie won in London.
Three women who have run faster than Richardson in the 200 this year — Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred and the United States’ Gabby Thomas — also qualified easily.
The American sprinter has some fond memories of that day and breaks down everything from feeling alone during the race to the shirt rip and who inspired it.
Defending 800 Olympic and world champion Athing Mu, who wavered on running at the worlds through much of the summer, showed up and won her opening heat.
Heats for the women’s 5,000, where Faith Kipyegon opens her quest for a second medal after winning the 1,500 on Tuesday, were moved to the evening session because of the heat. The temperature in Budapest reached 32 C at noon, with the 55 per cent humidity making it feel like 34 C.
World Athletics Championships Budapest: Day 5 morning session
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World Athletics Championships Budapest: Day 5 afternoon session
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Montreal Alouettes wide receiver Tyson Philpot has announced he will be out for the rest of the CFL season.
The Delta, B.C., native posted the news on his Instagram page Thursday.
“To Be Continued. Shoutout my team, the fans of the CFL and the whole city of Montreal! I can’t wait to be back healthy and write this next chapter in 2025,” the statement read.
Philpot, 24, injured his foot in a 33-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Aug. 10 and was placed on the six-game injured list the next week.
The six-foot-one, 195-pound receiver had 58 receptions, 779 yards and five touchdowns in nine games for the league-leading Alouettes in his third season.
Philpot scored the game-winning touchdown in Montreal’s Grey Cup win last season to punctuate a six-reception, 63-yard performance.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2024.
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — David Lipsky shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Silverado Country Club to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Procore Championship.
Winless in 104 events since joining the PGA Tour in 2022, Lipsky went out with the early groups and had eight birdies with one bogey to kick off the FedEx Cup Fall series at the picturesque course in the heart of Napa Valley wine country.
After missing the cut in his three previous tournaments, Lipsky flew from Las Vegas to Arizona to reunite with his college coach at Northwestern to get his focus back. He also spent time playing with some of the Northwestern players, which helped him relax.
“Just being around those guys and seeing how carefree they are, not knowing what’s coming for them yet, it’s sort of nice to see that,” Lipsky said. “I was almost energized by their youthfulness.”
Patton Kizzire and Mark Hubbard were a stroke back. Kizzire started on the back nine and made a late run with three consecutive birdies to move into a tie for first. A bogey on No. 8 dropped him back.
“There was a lot of good stuff out there today,” Kizzire said. “I stayed patient and just went through my routines and played well, one shot at a time. I’ve really bee working hard on my mental game and I think that allowed me to rinse and repeat and reset and keep playing.”
Mark Hubbard was at 67. He had nine birdies but fell off the pace with a bogey and triple bogey on back-to-back holes.
Kevin Dougherty also was in the group at 67. He had two eagles and ended his afternoon by holing out from 41 yards on the 383-yard, par-4 18th.
Defending champion Sahith Theegala had to scramble for much of his round of 69.
Wyndham Clark, who won the U.S. Open in 2023 and the AT&T at Pebble Beach in February, had a 70.
Max Homa shot 71. The two-time tournament champion and a captain’s pick for the President’s Cup in two weeks had two birdies and overcame a bogey on the par-4 first.
Stewart Cink, the 2020 winner, also opened with a 71. He won The Ally Challenge last month for his first PGA Tour Champions title.
Three players from the Presidents Cup International team had mix results. Min Woo Lee shot 68, Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., 69 and Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., 73. International team captain Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., also had a 69.
Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., had a 68, Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., and Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., shot 70 and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., had a 71.
Lipsky was a little shaky off the tee for much of the afternoon but made up for it with steady iron play that left him in great shape on the greens. He had one-putts on 11 holes and was in position for a bigger day but left five putts short.
Lipsky’s only real problem came on the par-4 ninth when his approach sailed into a bunker just shy of the green. He bounced back nicely with five birdies on his back nine. After missing a 19-foot putt for birdie on No. 17, Lipsky ended his day with a 12-foot par putt.
That was a big change from last year when Lipsky tied for 30th at Silverado when he drove the ball well but had uneven success on the greens.
“Sometimes you have to realize golf can be fun, and I think I sort of forgot that along the way as I’m grinding it out,” Lipsky said. “You’ve got to put things in perspective, take a step back. Sort of did that and it seems like it’s working out.”
Laird stayed close after beginning his day with a bogey on the par-4 10th. The Scot got out of the sand nicely but pushed his par putt past the hole.
Homa continued to have issues off the tee and missed birdie putts on his final four holes.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Canada’s Marina Stakusic is moving on to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open.
The Mississauga, Ont., native defeated the tournament top seed, Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0) in the round of 16 on Thursday.
Stakusic faced a 0-4 deficit in the third and final set before marching back into the match.
The 19-year-old won five of the next six games to even it up before exchanging games to force a tiebreaker, where Stakusic took complete control to win the match.
Stakusic had five aces with 17 double faults in the three-hour, four-minute match.
However, she converted eight of her 18 break-point opportunities.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
