MONTREAL — When it comes to pressure, Camryn Rogers says bring it on. The women’s hammer throw world champion is embracing the expectations as a favourite to win Olympic gold at the Paris Olympics this summer. “It’s a testament to the work and the time and the sacrifices that my coach, my whole support system and I have made to really make this dream come true,” Rogers said Thursday.
“Building up to a big moment in Paris, I mean it’s everything that we’ve been planning for.” The 25-year-old from Richmond, B.C.
, booked her ticket to Paris with an impressive win at the Canadian Olympic trials Wednesday night. Her world looks a lot different than it did the last Olympic cycle. At the Tokyo Games in 2021, she placed fifth as a 22-year-old college student at the University of California, Berkeley, Today she’s a full-time professional at the top of her game.
Rogers won world championship silver in 2022 and gold last year to become the first Canadian female hammer thrower to medal on that stage. Her personal-best mark of 78.62 metres set in May 2023 makes her the fifth-furthest throwing woman of all time.
The opportunity to demonstrate what she’s capable of in Olympic competition will only motivate Rogers to throw farther, says coach Mohamad Saatara. “She really thrives in that environment,” said Saatara, the throws coach at Berkeley. “Having the pressure and that type of stuff involved with a high-level competition, she really enjoys that.
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