Katzberg Wins Hammer Throw, Canada Claims Six Gymnastics Medals at Commonwealth Games
Rogers threw 68.81 metres to lead qualifiers, and three other Canadian women also advanced to the final.
- Reigning world and Commonwealth Games champion Camryn Rogers breezed through the women's hammer throw qualification, with teammates Jinaye Shomachuk and Jillian Weir also advancing to Tuesday's final.
- Canadian swimmers and sprinters dominated heats across multiple events. The Toronto native Josh Liendo reached the 100m freestyle semifinals after winning gold in the 100m butterfly on Sunday.
- In other results, Edmonton boxer Amber-Jane Wall secured a 5-0 victory over Ramatu Quaye of Ghana to advance to the quarterfinals. Saint-Hyacinthe's Matt Darsigny finished in the 71kg weightlifting category with successful lifts of 130kg and 155kg.
- Canada's men's wheelchair basketball team fell 20-12 to Australia, with Reed Michael leading the Canadian offense. The women's bowls pairs of Kelly McKerihen and Emma Boyd defeated Fiji 8-2 and 6-3.
- Winnipegger Steven Bairos-Novak earned bronze in the overall men's cyr wheel competition and silver in the artistic division at the IRV World Championships in Germany earlier this month, balancing competition with his mechanical engineering studies.
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Nanaimo’s Katzberg hammers home another gold at Commonwealth Games
Nanaimo’s Ethan Katzberg has added another gold medal to his growing collection, setting a Commonwealth Games record in the men’s hammer throw in Glasgow, Scotland. The two-time world champion and Paris Olympic gold medallist launched the hammer 80.97 metres on his very first attempt to claim the title Monday. READ ALSO: Nanaimo hammerthrower Ethan Katzberg wins gold medal with record-breaking throw It’s another major victory for the 24-year-ol…
Kamloops-trained Katzberg wins Commonwealth gold with games-record heave
GLASGOW — Kamloops-trained hammer throw superstar Ethan Katzberg has another gold medal – and another event record – to add to his collection. Katzberg took gold in the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland Monday (July 27). His throw of 80.97 metres is a games record and exactly four metres further than silver medallist Iosif Kesidis of Cyprus threw (76.97 metres). Rowan Hamilton of Chilliwack won bronze with a 75.36 metre throw. Katzber…
The defending Olympic hammer thrower, Ethan Katzberg, can add a Commonwealth Games gold medal to his winnings.
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Katzberg wins hammer throw, Canada claims six gymnastics medals at Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW — Hammer throw champion Ethan Katzberg added another major title to his collection while Canadian gymnasts racked up six medals on a banner day at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. Katzberg, a two-time world champion and Paris 2024 Olympics gol...
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