Doug Harrison

Charles Philibert-Thiboutot was hoping to take a serious run at reclaiming his Canadian record in the 3,000 metres at Thursday's Diamond League track and field meet in Zürich, though he isn't certain his body will co-operate.

Alysha Newman is headed to her fourth Diamond League Final in women's pole vault, and first in five years, after nearly matching her Canadian record performance from the recent Paris Olympics to open the Weltklasse Zürich track and field meet on Wednesday.

Fresh off a Canadian record over 3,000 metres, distance runner Moh Ahmed returns to the 5,000 event for Friday's Golden Gala event in Rome, where another strong performance could help him clinch a spot in the 10-man race at the Diamond League Final next month.

Marco Arop, the reigning world 800-metre champion, will run for his first Olympic gold medal on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET after grabbing the last spot for the eight-man final in Saint-Denis, France.

On Friday, Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., will compete in a shot put final at the Olympics after securing a berth on her opening throw of Thursday's qualification round in Saint-Denis, France.

Canadian record holder Alysha Newman, in her third Summer Games appearance, will compete in a women's Olympic pole vault final for the first time. Newman cleared 4.55 metres on Monday in Paris to qualify for Wednesday's showdown at 1 p.m. ET.

Divers Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray captured Canada's second bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Monday. They scored 422.13 points behind China (490.35) and Great Britain (463.44) in the men's 10-metre synchro platform final.

Andre De Grasse fell short of his third victory of the outdoor season in the 100 metres but did run a season-best 10.00 seconds to match the entry standard for the Paris Olympics at Tuesday’s Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland.

Rowan Hamilton of Chilliwack, B.C., threw a personal-best 77.18 metres for the University of California to win the men's hammer throw at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships on Wednesday in Eugene, Ore.

Charles Philibert-Thiboutot and Jean-Simon Desgagnés will be among four athletes representing Canada at Stockholm Diamond League. Their objectives will differ Sunday, with Philibert-Thiboutot focused on race tactics and Desgagnés aiming for the Olympic qualifying standard.