MONACO - Canada鈥檚 Sarah Mitton placed third in the women鈥檚 shot put at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday with a throw of 20.00 metres.
Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands won with 20.39, and American Chase Jackson was second with 20.06.
Mitton, the two-time reigning world indoor champion from Brooklyn, N.S., was coming off a silver-medal performance at last week鈥檚 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., where she threw a season-best 20.39.
Edmonton鈥檚 Marco Arop, the reigning world champion in the men鈥檚 800 metres, finished fifth despite a season-best time of one minute 42.73 seconds. He entered the event on a roll after winning all three 800-metre races in the inaugural Grand Slam of Track.
Kenya鈥檚 Emmanuel Wanyonyi won in a world-leading and meet-record time of 1:41.44, followed by American Josh Hoey (1:42.01) and Algeria鈥檚 Djamel Sedjati (1.42.20).
The next Diamond League meet is set for July 19 in London.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 11, 2025.