Mitton

Olympian Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., won the women's shot put event with a throw of 19.69 metres at the Canadian national trial on Saturday in Langley, B.C."The consistency was there," she said. "The crowd here is amazing. The clapping…

Sarah Mitton learned the importance of being prepared for shot put competition long before setting Canadian records, competing at world championships and Olympics, and making an impact on the Diamond League professional circuit.The 2019…

Canada's Sarah Mitton won the women's shot put event on Thursday at the Oslo Diamond League track and field meet.Mitton, from Brooklyn, N.S., sent her first throw 19.54 metres, a distance that held up for a close victory over American…

Sarah Mitton is rested, rejuvenated, and ready to shrug off a uncharacteristic subpar performance.The reigning Canadian shot put champion put in a solid week of training following an illness and will be ready to compete against a stacked…

Canada's Sarah Mitton opened her Diamond League season with an 18.56-metre throw but couldn't build off the solid effort, placing fifth in women's shot put on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco.After taking the Tucson Elite Classic with a 19.58…

Armed with a new Canadian record and several recent victories, Sarah Mitton travelled to Zurich last September keen on winning her first Diamond League Trophy.The confidence and consistency she exhibited throughout the professional track…

Nova Scotia's Sarah Mitton wasted little time making Canadian shot put history in the new year.She threw 19.40 metres in the opening round Friday at the Can/Am Classic in Windsor, Ont., to raise the 19.16 national indoor mark she set last…

Canadian record holder and reigning national champion Sarah Mitton capped her memorable shot put season with a second-place performance at the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League Final on Wednesday.The native of Brooklyn, N.S., had a best…

An unforgettable shot-putting summer for Nova Scotia's Sarah Mitton culminated in a community-wide celebration this week near her hometown of Brooklyn, N.S.Mitton, who captured Commonwealth Games gold earlier this month, then came in third…

Brooklyn, N.S., shot putter Sarah Mitton's first tour with top world athletes been one to remember.After winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, last week, Mitton threw 19.44 metres to place third at the first Diamond…