It's a double-gold for Canada. Rogers is Olympic champion in the hammer throw

Canadian athlete Camryn Rogers became the Olympic champion in the women's hammer throw.

The 25-year-old Rogers achieved a result of 76.97 meters. The second and third places went to Annette Echikunwoke from the USA (75.48) and Zhao Jie from China (74.27), respectively.

This is the first Olympic gold for Rogers. She was the silver medalist at the 2022 World Championships.

Rogers represented her country at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene. With a result of 75.52 meters, she won the silver medal. At the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she won gold with a throw of 74.08 meters.

Yesterday, Canada also triumphed in the men's hammer throw. The gold medal was won by Ethan Katzberg.