4 of Canada’s observe and box athletes earned medals on the Pan Am Video games in Santiago, Chile on Thursday, and two of them had been gold. Charles Philibert-Thiboutot and Rob Heppenstall each got here from at the back of within the ultimate 50 metres of the lads’s 1,500m in an exciting dash end, with Philibert-Thiboutot diving around the line for gold, simply forward of Heppenstall, who claimed silver. Global championships silver medallist Sarah Mitton gained gold within the ladies’s shot put. And Julie-Anne Staehli claimed bronze within the 5,000m.
Canadian dominance on show 🇨🇦🥇🥈
CPT & Rob Heppenstall struggle it out to the end line!
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The U.S.’s Casey Comber, who ended up completing 3rd, was once main because the runners came over the general bend; Philibert-Thiboutot was once in fourth place and Heppenstall in 5th as each poured on spectacular kicks, Heppenstall shifting easily to the entrance whilst Philibert-Thiboutot needed to pass large for clearance. Heppenstall seemed to have clinched the win when Philibert-Thiboutot dove around the line, and the 2 males waited to look who had gained. Philibert-Thiboutot’s successful time was once 3:39.74, two hundredths of a 2nd forward of Heppenstall. Their pleasure was once obtrusive as the 2 males embraced after the race.
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot earns Canada’s first observe medal at Pan American Video games
It was once Philibert-Thiboutot’s 2nd medal of the Video games; he gained silver within the 5,000m on Tuesday, after Mexico’s Daniel Martinez was once disqualified for blocking off any other runner.
In a while after the 1,500m, the ladies took to the observe for the 5,000m ultimate, which was once gained via Joselyn Brea of Venezuela in 16:04.12. Taylor Werner of Crew USA took silver in 16:06.48, and Staehli, Canada’s 2022 move nation champion, took bronze in 16:06.75, simply over 1 / 4 of a 2nd at the back of Werner. Canada’s Briana Scott completed 7th.
A very good efficiency from Julie-Anne Staehli brings house 🥉 within the 5000m ultimate!
Staehli crossed the road with a time of 16:06.75 on the 2023 Santiago Pan Am Video games. Adopted via fellow Canadian Briana Scott, who secured a seventh position end in 16:27.79 👏
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Gold for Mitton
Mitton threw 19.19m on each her 5th and 6th makes an attempt to say the highest spot at the podium, greater than a metre farther than silver medallist Rosa Ramirez of the Dominican Republic.
Sarah Mitton moves 🥇 in Santiago!
Mitton had her energy on complete show along with her best possible strive of nineteen.19m within the Shot Put ultimate to most sensible the rostrum 🥇💪
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Canada stands 3rd amongst international locations for total medals on the Video games; those had been Canada’s 2nd, 3rd and fourth medals in athletics. Athletics occasions proceed till Saturday night. For the overall agenda and effects, click on right here.