She arrived in London having met the world qualifying standard of 17.75 six times, including her throw of 18.32 to win at the Canadian championships in July. She set her Canadian record of 9:30.24 last August at the Rio Olympics, where Lalonde placed 16 in the final. Mo Ahmed, fresh off setting the Canadian record in the 10,000 last Friday, also qualified, finishing sixth in his heat in 13:22.97. Ahmed holds the Canadian 5,000 record at 13:01.74. The Canadian record holder (6.99) threatened that mark with a season-best 6.92 on June 17 in Chula Vista, Calif.At the 2015 worlds, Nettey finished fourth with a jump of 6.95.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2017 16:30 UTC