Canada’s Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg emerged victorious in the women’s and men’s hammer throw competitions at the recent Diamond League event held in Chorzow, Poland. Rogers, hailing from Richmond, B.C., impressed the audience at the Silesian Stadium with a winning throw of 77.09 meters on her fourth attempt, showcasing her dominance as the current Olympic, world, and Commonwealth Games champion. American DeAnna Price secured second place with a throw of 75.23 meters, followed by Italy’s Sara Fantini in third with 71.95 meters.
Continuing Canada’s hammer throw success, Ethan Katzberg from Nanaimo, B.C., clinched the men’s event with a remarkable throw of 82.92 meters. Katzberg now holds titles in the Olympics, world championships, and Commonwealth Games. The podium also saw Germany’s Merlin Hummel in second place with 81.25 meters and Hungary’s Bence Halász in third with 79.44 meters.
In the men’s 100m final, Canada’s Andre De Grasse finished sixth with a time of 9.96 seconds at the Diamond League meet in Silesia, Poland. Jamaica’s Oblique Seville claimed victory in a meeting-record time of 9.83 seconds, followed by Kenny Bednarek from the United States in second with a season-best 9.87 seconds, and Christian Coleman in third at 9.93 seconds.
The women’s 100m event saw American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden secure the win in a season-best time of 10.78 seconds, with Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred in second place with 10.83 seconds, and Sha’Carri Richardson from the U.S. in third with 10.96 seconds.
In a surprising turn of events, American Ethan Strand triumphed in the men’s 1,500m race with a season-best time of 3:30.77. Kenyan Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech finished second in 3:31.14, followed by American Cole Hocker in third with a time of 3:31.16. The global track and field season will culminate with the upcoming Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Aug. 27, leading to the Diamond League Final in Brussels. The season will wrap up with the World Athletics Ultimate Championship scheduled for Sept. 11-13 in Budapest.
Katzberg has secured a place in the Ultimate Championship as the reigning Olympic and world champion in the men’s hammer throw. However, Rogers, despite holding the equivalent titles on the women’s side, will not participate as the women’s hammer throw event is not part of the championship program.