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It took only two rounds for Canada’s Camryn Rogers to automatically advance to Tuesday’s final in the Olympic women’s hammer throw. The native of Richmond, B.C., met the 73.00 qualifying standard with a throw of 74.69 on a sunny Sunday in France.
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· Posted: Aug 04, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Camryn Rogers of Richmond, B.C. qualified for the Olympic women’s hammer throw final on Tuesday when she met the 73.00-metre entry standard with a 74.69 effort in the second round of qualification on Sunday at Stade de France. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)It took only two rounds for Canada’s Camryn Rogers to automatically advance to Tuesday’s final in the Olympic women’s hammer throw.
The native of Richmond, B.C., met the 73.00 qualifying standard with a throw of 74.69 on a sunny Sunday in France.
“It was definitely a we gotta to get to the finals kind of throw,” a smiling Rogers told Devin Heroux of CBC Sports.
That final is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:57 p.m. ET.
Canada has never won an Olympic gold medal in a throwing event and it’s been more than 100 years since Canada reached the hammer throw podium at the Games, when Duncan Gillis collected silver in 1912.
In 2022, Rogers was the first Canadian woman to capture a world championship medal with silver in Eugene, Ore.
WATCH | Rogers advances to Tuesday hammer throw final:
Reigning world champion Camryn Rogers advances to hammer throw final at Paris 2024Camryn Rogers of Richmond, B.C., books a spot in the women’s hammer throw final at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 with a distance of 74.69.
Three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, a then-22-year-old Rogers was the youngest competitor in the women’s hammer throw and placed fifth at a time when she “felt so young and so fresh to the scene.’
“To be [back at the Olympics] three years later with a bit more experience and a lot more throws,” she said, “I’m super excited to get to the final and show what [me and my coach] have been working on.”
In Tokyo, Rogers and every other athlete at those Games competed in an empty stadium because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a much different atmosphere at a loud Stade de France on Sunday.
“It means everything,” Rogers said of having her support group in attendance. “My parents flew here. One of my best friends flew [here] from California. My cousins flew from New Zealand. Another family friend came from home. There’s so many people here.
“For them to get that Olympic experience, finally, is huge. It means so much to have them here cheering me on and I know it means a lot to them [to] witness an Olympic Games.”
Canada’ Leduc advances to 200m semisSprinter Audrey Leduc, another national record holder, automatically qualified for the women’s semifinals with a 22.88-second effort for third in her heat but was later spotted limping up a ramp after exiting the track.
“I’m tired but that’s the Olympics. It’s the end of the season [but] it’s exciting too,” Leduc said. “This is my first big meet at the international level. The first one is nice … you take it in. I’m living in the moment.
“Before the start [of Sunday’s heat the crowd] was clapping for the long jump [athletes] and it was [a feeling] like, ‘Oh my gosh.'”
WATCH | Audrey Leduc advances to 200m semifinals:
Audrey Leduc advances to 200m semifinals at Paris 2024Audrey Leduc from Gatineau, Que., finished third in her women’s 200-metre heat with a time of 22.88 to book a spot in the semifinals.
Leduc, from Gatineau, Que., left a mark in her Olympic debut, winning her heat in the 100 last Monday and setting a Canadian record in 10.95 to beat her previous best of 10.96.
Ottawa native Jacqueline Madogo, who won the national title last year, ran in a separate heat Sunday and placed seventh in a 22.78 personal best. Madogo will move on to the repechage round on Monday.
In women’s 400m hurdles, Savannah Sutherland narrowly qualified for Tuesday’s 2:07 p.m. ET semifinals, beating Paulien Couckuypt of Belgium by 1-10th of a second for third in her heat. The top three automatically advance.
WATCH | Sutherland squeezes her way into hurdles semifinals:
Savannah Sutherland finishes 3rd in 400m hurdles heat, advances to semifinalsSavannah Sutherland from Borden, Sask., secures a spot in the women’s 400-metre hurdles semifinals with a time of 54.80.
Canadian trio not semifinal-boundEarlier Sunday, Ceili McCabe and Regan Yee opened Day 4 of track and field competition for Canada in the 3,000 steeplechase.
After Yee was 12th and last in the opening heat in nine minutes 27.81 seconds — only the top five from each advance to the final — McCabe threatened her 9:20.58 national record with a 9:20.71 clocking for seventh in the second of three heats.
Craig Thorne of Quispamsis, N.B., was unsuccessful in his bid to reach the semifinals of the men’s 110m hurdles. Needing a top-three finish in his heat, the 23-year-old crossed the finish line in 13.60 for seventh.
He won a second Canadian title five weeks ago in Montreal, where he stopped the clock in 13.65.
WATCH | U.S. hurdler intentionally runs slow to qualify for repechage round:
American hurdler purposely runs slowly, in order to advance to repechage roundFreddie Crittenden, a medal favourite in the men’s 110m hurdles, intentionally ran his heat slowly, seemingly wanting to not make any mistakes, in order to move on to the second-chance repechage round instead of risking disqualification.
