Sarah Mitton's shot put title highlights Canada's 5-gold day at Commonwealth Games
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Sarah Mitton's gold medal in women's shot put on Wednesday highlighted Canada's five-gold medal haul at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on Wednesday.
New Zealand's Maddison-Lee Wesche grabbed the bronze medal.
"The goal from the beginning was to go out and win it, and we achieved it, though not the way we expected," said Mitton. "The competition started out really rough and I started doubting myself mid-competition and pulled myself back… you just have to believe in yourself."
The 26-year-old Mitton bounced back from narrowly missing the podium at the World Athletics Championships in July, where she placed fourth.
"Being off the podium really wasn't something I wanted," she said. "I came here pretty hungry. I'm so excited to stand on top of the podium and have my national anthem play."
WATCH | Mitton strikes shot put gold:
Canadian athletes secured medals in the double-digits for the third day in a row, adding 11 more on Wednesday to push the country's medal count to 16 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze for a total of 57.
Only Australia (123) and England (103) have collected more podiums than Canada.
Canadian swimmers continued to shine on Day 6.
Kylie Masse finished the women's 50-metre backstroke final in 27.31 seconds to break her own Commonwealth record, which she set in the semifinal, and strike gold for her third medal of the Games.
The LaSalle, Ont. native edged Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan by 0.16 seconds. Kaylee McKeown, also from Australia, won bronze.
"The 50 is just such a fun event to just not really think and just go as fast as you can," said Masse, who won silver in the 100 backstroke and bronze in the 200 back at the recent world championships. "So I was looking forward to just racing as fast as I could tonight."
WATCH l Masse breaks own Commonwealth record en route to gold:
Earlier in England, Masse earned two silver medals in the 100m and 200m events.
