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Topic: Advocacy - July 26 2025
Putting the Field in Track and Field

When most people think of track and field, they think of running. But they’re forgetting about all the jumping, throwing, and vaulting that happens on the infield. VIS Mentor Camryn Rogers, an Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw, wants to close this gap, inspire the next generation, and provide more VISibility for field events in track and field.

By: Haneyya Siddiqui

VIS Creator

& Hannah Ballowe

VIS Creator

Camryn Rogers

VIS Mentor

Topic: Advocacy

July 26 2025

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For most of us, a hammer is a tool for building houses. But for VIS Mentor and Canadian Olympic athlete Camryn Rogers, a hammer was the key to Olympic Gold.  When Rogers was 12 years old, she joined the Kajaks Track and Field Club in Richmond, BC. At the time, she had never thought of hammer throw as the sport for her. “I had no clue how to do it, but [my coach] showed me,” she shared in an interview with <...
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