Golden Sweep: Canada Tops Both Men’s and Women’s Hammer Throw at Paris Olympics

Canada made a clean sweep of the hammer throw at the Summer Olympics in Paris, taking gold first in the men’s event and then the women’s in a sport that many Canadians may not know much about. It started when Ethan Katzberg, 22, won gold in the men’s hammer throw on Aug. 4. Two days later, Camryn Rogers, 25, did the same in the women’s event. With the two victories, Canada became only the second country, after Poland, to take both the men’s and women’s hammer gold medals at the same Olympics. A Richmond, B.C., native, Rogers claimed the title with a throw distance of 76.97 metres. American Annette Nneka Echikunwoke came in second at 75.48 metres, and China’s Zhao Jie took bronze with 74.27 metres....