![After setting a personal-best throw of 18.84 in February 2020, Canada’s Sarah Mitton believed working on her mental performance was the next step to achieving greater results. "Going into the [Tokyo] Olympics I'll be a lot stronger and more mentally ready," she says. mitton-sarah-191002-1180](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5954220.1616025933!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_460/mitton-sarah-191002-1180.jpg)
Fresh off a personal-best throw, Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton stayed active when the coronavirus pandemic hit a year ago. She worked diligently in the weight room and with a sports psychologist, and is getting the desired results early in an Olympic year.