Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

[Surlympics 1,191]

And good double medal chance in the decathlon after 9 events.

[Josh 11,526]

Sad for Warner. Doesn't look like he'll win gold this year.

[Surlympics 1,191]

Mittton just threw a season best 19.90 in the shot put to sit in silver medal position. 

[Surlympics 1,191]

3 minutes ago, Josh said:

Sad for Warner. Doesn't look like he'll win gold this year.

Yeah it is sad

[Surlympics 1,191]

Mitton guaranteed a medal!!

[Josh 11,526]

Mitton wins silver in women's shot put with a best mark of 20.08m!!

[Surlympics 1,191]

Gold and silver for Canada in the men’s decathlon!!!

[orangeman 2,284]

I don't remember Canada ever going 1-2 in any summer sport at a WC/Olympics.  

[NearPup 3,496]

Marco Arop is my current pick for the Northern Star award (assuming no Canadian athlete does something unexpectedly impressive for the rest of the year). There is just so much depth in middle distance running, and this is a really unprecedented achievement for a Canadian athlete.

[Josh 11,526]

So a dream World Championships for us so far, four golds and two silvers with only the men's 5000m and women's 4x400m to come. Newman and Lovett not making their respective finals (men's high jump/women's pole vault) were a bit disappointing, but both were in horrific form so it wasn't really surprising. Was hoping for Wodak to reach the OQS in the women's marathon, and for Warner to win gold in the decathlon, but both weren't able to do it. No words for our men's 4x100m disaster... 

 

Hopefully, this will give us some momentum heading into Paris 2024.