Nanaimo's Ethan Katzberg repeated as world hammer throw champion, setting a new personal best.

Katzberg won gold Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, launching the hammer 84.70 metres, which was not only a personal best, but also a Canadian record and a world championships record.

For good measure, he also recorded the second and third longest throws of the finals at 83.73m and 83.07m.

“Coming off the season that everybody's had, I knew it was going to be a very strong field. I didn't think four people were going to throw over 82 metres. I don't know if that's ever happened. It's never happened in my career to have that level of competition at a major finals," he told Athletics Canada. "That's what I want and that's what motivates me, and to be able to come

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