Queens County Olympian Sarah Mitton is on her way to Paris.
The 28-year-old world champion shot putter from Brooklyn qualified recently for the Canadian track and field team that will be going to the Summer Olympics July 26 to Aug. 11.
Her throw of 19.62 metres at the Canadian Olympic trials last week secured her fourth straight Canadian title. She owns the world’s longest throw this year at 20.68 m, which is also a Canadian record. Mitton set that mark in March when she captured gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championship in Glasgow.
In early June, she also captured top spot at the World Athletics Continental Tour in New York City, with a top throw of 20.15 m, beating her closest competitor by more than a metre.
The women’s Olympic shot put qualification round is on Aug. 8, with the final the next day.
