Additionally, this year marks the first time that the KPMG Women’s PGA championship will take place in the state of New Jersey. This is the 69th edition of the event, which is the second oldest major in women’s golf behind the U.S. The NBC Sports research team contributed to this story.įollow Alex Azzi on Twitter 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship takes place Thursday, June 22 through Sunday, June 25 at Baltusrol Golf Club’s Lower Course in Springfield, New Jersey. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)įor a full recap of the second day of competition at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships, head over to OlympicTalk. EUGENE, OREGON – JULY 16: Chase Ealey (USA) reacts after winning gold in the women’s shot put at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships. national title.Įaley’s winning throw of 20.49 is the third farthest by an American woman, trailing only Michelle Carter‘s American record (20.63m) and Ealey’s own personal best. She set a personal best of 20.51 meters in June to win the 2022 U.S. After a training session with Great Britain’s Sophie McKinna in January, Ealey decided to relocate from Arizona to England in order to train with coach Paul Wilson at the City of York Athletic Club. 2022 World Track and Field Championships: Day-by-day guide to the women’s events at Oregon22Įaley’s world championship win marks the end of a rollercoaster last year for the 27-year-old from Los Alamos, New Mexico.Īfter dealing with a long case of Covid-19, Ealey didn’t qualify for the Tokyo Olympics last summer, finishing fifth at U.S. The other American women in the final, Jessica Woodward and Maggie Ewen, finished eighth and ninth, respectively.
The Netherlands’ Jessica Schilder finished third with a national record of 19.77m. soil.Ĭhina’s Gong Lijiao, the two-time defending world champion and reigning Olympic gold medalist, finished second with her best throw coming on her fifth attempt (20.39m). has claimed nine of the 17 world titles ever awarded in men’s shot put.)Įaley is also the first American to win a world title at these 2022 World Championships, the first time the event has been held on U.S.
With the win, Ealey is the first American woman to win a shot put world title since the event debuted in 1983. (A video highlight of Ealey’s victory is embedded above.) She is the first women’s shot put world champion to win on her first attempt, according to Olympic sport historian Bill Mallon. For the first time in history, an American woman is a shot put world champion.Ĭhase Ealey won Saturday night’s shot put final at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, thanks to a first attempt of 20.49 meters.
0 kommentar(er)
