Brooklyn’s Sarah Mitton will be returning home with a gold medal from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
She’s only gone and done it ! for Sarah Mitton at the Commonwealth games. Congrats @MittonSarah. @ckbwradio @CJHKCountry pic.twitter.com/ZIpMXy3gWb
— Evan Taylor (@evanrtaylor) August 3, 2022
Mitton won the gold in dramatic fashion, with her gold medal-winning throw of 19.03 meters coming on her final attempt.
She could be heard audibly screaming on the television broadcast as she released her final throw indicating she knew it was a good one as soon as it left her hand.
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GOLD for Sarah Mitton
A HUGE throw from Mitton of 19.03 to give the Canadian the win at #B2022 pic.twitter.com/zbgrxx7NEw
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 3, 2022
The win marks Mitton’s first gold medal at an international competition.