Canada’s Sarah Mitton wins shot put gold at Diamond League competition

OSLO — Canada’s Sarah Mitton won gold in women’s shot put on Thursday at the Oslo Diamond League track and field meet.

Mitton, from Brooklyn, N.S., sent her first shot 19.54 metres, a distance that held up for a close victory over American Maggie Ewen (19.52).

“I knew we had a really solid field of throwers today so I just wanted to make sure that my first throw counts,” Mitton said. “I came with a big energy and it worked.”

Mitton cleared the 19-metre mark with her second throw of 19.52 as well as her sixth and final throw of 19.01. Her season best is 19.58 and personal best is 20.33.