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CBC
03-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Armand Duplantis dominates pole vault at Diamond League in China
Armand Duplantis dominated the pole vault but was unable to improve his world record and American Cordell Tinch became the fourth fastest high hurdler of all time at the Shanghai-Keqiao Diamond League on Saturday. Olympic and world champion Duplantis soared 6.11 meters to win the competition comfortably from Greek Emmanouil Karalis (6.01) but failed in his single attempt at 6.28, a centimeter higher than the record he set in February. "The jump did not feel that great, and the run did not feel that great either," the Swede said. "[But] to have a good attempt while not feeling my best is actually a really good thing." Tinch, who beat 110m hurdles world record holder Grant Holloway in the series opener in Xiamen last week, smashed Liu Xiang's meeting record with a scorching run of 12.87 seconds to match the best effort Dayron Robles managed in his career. "It sounds pretty good," Tinch said of standing behind only compatriots Aries Merritt, Holloway and Devon Allen in the all-time list. "I felt like I was going to run something fast (but) I didn't know it would be 12.8 fast." Canada's Mitton finishes 4th American Chase Jackson, who will go for a third straight world title in Tokyo in September, won the shot put with a throw of 20.54m. Canadian shot put star Sarah Mitton finished fourth, with a best throw of 19.59m. It marked a slight improvement upon her performance at the Diamond League season opener in Xiamen where Mitton finished fifth (19.23m). Mitton, of Brooklyn, N.S., won her second consecutive world indoor title in Nanjing, China, on March 21 with a throw of 20.48m. Simbine notches another 100m win South African Akani Simbine backed up his win in Xiamen last week by running down Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson in the last few strides to win the 100m in 9.98 seconds. Jamaican Thompson was second in 9.99 with Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, who won the 200m at the Paris Olympics, third in 10.03. Karsten Warholm, who ran a world best time in the 300m in Xiamen, confirmed his fine form by dominating the more familiar 400m in a time of 47.28 seconds, even if he was not happy with his race. "I hit a couple of hurdles," said the Norwegian world record holder. "You always want to use every occasion to send a message, the message I send is the potential is very good if I clean up my races." In the 400m flat, American Christopher Bailey chased down Botswana's Bayapo Ndori on the home straight to win in 44.17 and reverse their positions from last week. Olympic champion Quincy Hall finished last in his first outing since his stunning triumph in Paris last year. Battle goes back-to-back in 200m American Anavia Battle, the fastest woman over 100m this year, made it two wins out of two in the Diamond League 200m this season in 22.38 with Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke second in 22.72. Grace Stark won the 100m hurdles in 12.42, well shy of the 12.17 Olympic champion Masai Russell clocked in Miami on Friday to record the second fastest time in history. Twice Diamond League champion Berihu Aregawi just held off compatriot Kuma Girma at the line to win the men's 5,000m in 12:50.45 with Mezgebu Sime finishing third in an Ethiopian 1-2-3. Their compatriot Tsige Duguma ran the fastest time of the season to win the women's 800m more than a second in front of Australian Sarah Billings in 1:56.64. Elina Tzengko of Greece beat a strong field with a throw of 64.90m to take the javelin. Ukraine's Olympic and world high jump champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh made it seven wins in her last seven Diamond League meetings with a leap of two metres. There was more Ethiopian success in the men's 3,000m steeplechase with Abrham Sime storming home to win in 8:07.92, while Portugal's former Olympic and world champion Pedro Pichardo won the triple jump in 17.03m.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine celebrates 48th commencement ceremony
LEWISBURG, WV (WVNS) – It was a day to remember at the end of a strenuous academic journey for some medical students. Three Rivers Avian Center and Moonstruck Maple holding joint open house A total of 209 students walked across the stage at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine' 48th commencement ceremony. 185 of those graduates matriculated with a degree in Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or a D.O. The other 24 graduates received their Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. This is the first WVSOM class to receive this masters degree through the school. These grads hail from all over the country, like Utah native Jason Mitton. '[Graduation Day] is always a day you are kind of fighting for hoping that you will get to, but to actually be here feels kind of surreal. So [I am] just excited and grateful to be here really, and grateful that WVSOM gave me the opportunity,' said Mitton. Mitton worked rotations at Beckley ARH and Raleigh General Hospital, where he found himself drawn more to the field of anesthesiology. The next step for those graduating with a D.O. is their residency. Mitton will be continuing his training at UPMC Lititz in Pennsylvania. Hira Cheema, another graduate, will be continuing her training at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. 'Being in Lewisburg, West Virginia was amazing. Everybody was very welcoming. Everybody was very nice. The community is very friendly. It was my first time in West Virginia. I am from Oklahoma, but it felt like home [in WV], and I will miss it. Everybody at the school – faculty, the friends that I made, everybody was very supportive and very helpful,' said Cheema. Cheema said she hopes to move back to Oklahoma to be a physician after she finishes up at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. WVSOM President Dr. Jim Nemitz was thrilled for his 37th commencement ceremony with the school. He left one final message to the graduates. Congress honors WWII's All-Black, All-female battalion with Gold Medal 'We are so very proud of each and every one of you go out there and do good,' said Dr. Nemitz. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
27-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada's Sarah Mitton gains joy, relief from 2nd straight world indoors shot put title
Social Sharing There was both joy and relief in being victorious for Sarah Mitton. Mitton won her second consecutive women's shot put title at the world indoor track and field championships last weekend, with a top throw of 20.48 metres — 0.41 metres ahead of second place. She had three 20-plus metre throws (20.36, 20.15 and 20.48) that were all good enough to win her gold in Nanjing, China. "It's an emotional high winning a title," the Brooklyn, N.S., native said. "I think being able to go in as a defending champion, there was a lot more pressure and a lot more eyes on me this year. ... I knew that I was going in with a lot more to lose this year than I did the previous, and I think the emotion is a little bit of relief. "Not in necessarily winning, but being able to go back out into a competition and depend on myself. I had a really long, really tough summer with some family issues and some personal stuff going on, and the Paris Olympics obviously not going the way I wanted it to. "That was the first time in a long time that I didn't perform on kind of that global scene, and I worked so hard to change that." WATCH | Mitton successfully defends her world indoor shot put title in China: Nova Scotia's Sarah Mitton successfully defends her world indoor shot put title in China 6 days ago Duration 2:06 The victory, however, did not come easy. The shot put was held at the same time as the heats for the men's 60 metres, women's 400, and men's 1,500, with the women not being able to throw during introductions and competition for those events. "The competition was ridiculously long," Mitton's coach Richard Parkinson said. "At one point, there's like half an hour between rounds. So it really hurt the women and the competition." Parkinson wasn't initially sure if Mitton's 20.36-metre second attempt, which took the lead from silver medallist Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands, would hold up with the strength of competition. "The competition, after the second round, got bogged down and the girls were just getting iced out on being able to throw," he said. "So through all these stoppages, Sarah did a terrific job not just keeping mentally focused, but keeping her body moving, keeping it going, doing drills. "She's just a professional. She's the world champion and she acted like it." Mitton felt as though she could have reached the 21-metre mark had it not been for all the stoppages. The 28-year-old said the time between those rounds was typically how long it takes to make it through six throws. She closed the indoor season after also setting a new Canadian indoor record of 20.68 on Feb. 7, matching her outdoor best, and finishing in the top three of all six competitions she threw in. Now she looks ahead to the outdoor season, which is capped off by the world championships in September in Tokyo, Japan. Mitton has earned gold in every major competition she's competed in except for the outdoor worlds — where she won silver in 2023 — and the Olympics. She has titles at the Commonwealth Games (2022), the NACAC championships (2022), the Pan Am Games (2023) and world indoors (2024, 2025) under her belt. While gold in Tokyo is one goal, Mitton also has her eyes set on the 21-metre mark. "I've always been one to have like a really big jump, and then I kind of catch up to it and then you'll have one throw that kind of shows you the potential," she said. "Then you have to work to bring up the bottom end. For me, I've been able to throw 20.68 indoor and outdoor and not be as consistent in the 20s as I'd like to be.
CBC
21-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada's Sarah Mitton repeats as world indoor shot put champion
Canada's Sarah Mitton won her second straight women's indoor shot put championship — throwing over 20 metres three times at the competition on Friday in Nanjing, China Her championship-clinching throw came on her last attempt, which travelled 20.48m. That also represents Mitton's third-best throw of her career, behind two 20.68m throws achieved both indoors and outdoors. World leader Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands (20.07m) won the silver medal and two-time world champion Chase Jackson (20.06m) bagged bronze. Friday's final marked the first time since 1991 that all three medallists in the event recorded throws that surpassed 20 metres. WATCH | Mitton successfully defends her world indoor shot put title in China: Nova Scotia's Sarah Mitton successfully defends her world indoor shot put title in China 2 hours ago Duration 2:06 After a disappointing 12th-place performance in Paris, Mitton, of Brooklyn, N.S., had been making a statement this indoor season. She came into Friday's final ranked second in the world and was on medal-winning streak in the World Athletics Indoor Tour across Europe. "The exciting thing about women's shot is that we're having a moment right now," Mitton said prior to the event. "[There's been] some really big throws so early in the season, so I'd say it's an entirely different competition than last year so I'm going to have to be at my best to do that." Mitton, the Canadian record-holder, said she also saw Nanjing as a "precursor" for the outdoor season and world championships this fall. However, "world indoors right now is about leaving a bit of a legacy behind," writing her name permanently into the books as a champion.
CBC
20-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canadians to watch at this weekend's indoor world championships
Some of Canada's top track and field athletes will be in Nanjing, China this weekend for the World Athletic Indoor Championships. That includes eight who were members of Canada's Paris Olympic team last summer, joining more than 500 athletes from about 120 nations competing across 26 events over three days from March 21-23. In an Athletics Canada news release announcing the team last week, head coach Glenroy Gilbert said world indoors "is a big deal for the team" and their opportunity to "hopefully perform very well as a stepping stone to what they're going to do outdoors." For many of the athletes Nanjing will be the first step heading into World Athletic Outdoor Championships in Tokyo, Japan this fall, while also capping off a high-performing indoor season. Here are six events to keep an eye on this weekend. Women's Shot Put Leading Canada's medal prospects for Nanjing is Olympian and reigning World Indoor Champion Sarah Mitton. After a disappointing 12th-place performance in Paris, the Canadian record-holder has been making a statement this indoor season with a medal-winning streak in the World Athletics Indoor Tour across Europe and is currently ranked second in the world. Mitton, who throws on Friday, is looking to defend her world indoor title this weekend. "The exciting thing about women's shot is that we're having a moment right now," Mitton said. "(There's been) some really big throws so early in the season, so I'd say it's an entirely different competition than last year so I'm going to have to be at my best to do that." Mitton said she also sees Nanjing as a "precursor" for the outdoor season and world championships this fall. However, "world indoors right now is about leaving a bit of a legacy behind," writing her name permanently into the books as a champion. 60-metre sprints Audrey Leduc, Sade McCreath represent Canada for the women, Malachi Murray and Norris Spike the men. Leduc made her Olympic debut this past summer, setting the Canadian record in the 100m and 200m. She has led Canada's indoor rankings in the 60m this season, coming into the competition with a time of 7.20 seconds. This will be Leduc's second appearance at world indoors, having made it to the semifinals in the 60m last year in Glasgow. Also making her second trip to indoor words is fellow Olympic 4x100m relay team member McCreath, who ran a personal best time of 7.26 to qualify for Nanjing. Murray, who is coming in with a time of 6.58, hopes to improve on his semifinal result from Glasgow. Spike is entering Nanjing with a personal best in the event set last month of 6.65 to make his first appearance at world indoors. Men's 60m heats and finals run on Friday while women's heats and finals are Saturday. Men's and women's 1,500 metres Team Canada will be sending a top tier squad for the 1,500m with Olympians Lucia Stafford, Simone Plourde and Kieran Lumb, as well as newcomer Foster Malleck. Stafford, Plourde and Lumb all made it to the inaugural repechage rounds at the Paris Olympics in the 1,500m last summer but did not progress to the semis. Stafford was 11th last year in Glasgow, while Lumb finished 13th. Plourde did not advance to the final last year but will have another chance to step up to the line with Stafford this weekend. Malleck qualified for the event with his time in the mile, running 3:53:82 last month. This past weekend at the NCAA indoor championships in Virginia he took home the bronze medal in the mile with a time of 3:54.42. Heats begin on Friday. Men's and Women's 800 metres Representing Canada are former NCAA standouts Aurora Rynda and Robert Heppenstall, both making their first world indoor appearance. This is Rynda's first competition at a major senior worlds competition and she comes in with a personal indoor best time of 2:00.67 run this season. Heppenstall had an excellent indoor competition season, qualifying for the world championships with a personal best time of 1:46:04 run earlier this month. Heats begin on Friday. Women's 60-metre hurdles Canada will be represented in the women's short hurdles by Sienna MacDonald and Tatiana Aholou, both of whom will be making their first world indoor appearance this weekend. MacDonald broke both the 60m hurdle and long jump USports records at the USports track and field national championships earlier this month. Nanjing will be the heptathlete's debut appearance for Team Canada. MacDonald's hurdle time of 7.97 seconds s also only 0.07 off the U23 national record set by Olympian Perdita Felicien in 2002. Aholou qualified for the competition at Boston University's Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier earlier this month, running a personal best time of 8.01. This is the NCAA athletes' first senior world championship. Heats and final are on Sunday. Men's 400 Metres The highlight for Team Canada in the 400m is Christopher Morales Williams, an Olympic semifinalist in Paris and the 2024 NCAA indoor and outdoor champion in the event. Ranked 17th in World Athletics' rankings for the 400m, Morales Williams comes into his first world indoors with a time of 45.26 seconds. Heats begin Friday morning.
