Category: Shot Put News
Jarno van Daalen won double European U20 gold in shot put and discus throw in Tampere
Dutch athletics talent Jarno van Daalen won double gold at the Tampere European Athletics U20 Championships. After winning the shot put gold, the Dutch athlete also claimed the discus title as well,. Jarno van Daalen triumphed in the shot put event with 21.07m. The silver went to Aatu Kangasniemi (Finland) with best attempt of 20.82m
Chase Jackson broke her own US record in the shot put at the Idaho Meeting
Two-time world champion Chase Jackson broke her own US record in the shot put at the Idaho Meeting to 20.95m. Her winning throw came in the first round. She registered only one other valid attempt of 20.45m. Maggie Ewen came second with 19.69m, seven centimeters ahead of Jaida Ross. Chase Jackson’s winning mark not only
The three shot put medalists from Paris 2024 Olympics will compete at the Eugene Diamond League
The three shot put medalists from Paris 2024 Olympics, Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs and Rajindra Campbell, will compete at the Eugene Diamond League on July 5. World record holder Ryan Crouser won Olympic gold in Paris with 22.90m, while Joe Kovacs and Rajindra Campbell each threw 22.15m. Joe Kovacs defeated Ryan Crouser in the 2023
Tom Walsh won his third world indoor shot put title
Tom Walsh showed his champion spirit once again and won his third world indoor shot put title. The 33-year-old New Zealand’s athlete won the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, with a throw of 21.65m. Tom Walsh was the indoor champion in Portland in 2016 and Birmingham in 2018. He also has a
Sarah Mitton won the shot put gold in Karlsruhe with a new meeting record and season’s best
The 2024 World Indoor champion Sarah Mitton won the shot put gold at the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe with 20.68m, setting a meeting record, season’s best result, and equalizing her personal best and Canadian National record. The shot putter smashed the fierce competition of the Olympic and world medalists, such as Chase Jackson, Yemisi Ogunleye,
Asmir Kolasinac ended his career at his home Gold Label’s Belgrade Indoor Meeting
Tears and a lot of emotion accompanied the last competition in the career of the European indoor champion in the shot put from Gothenburg 2013, Asmir Kolasinac. The 40-year-old Serbian athlete ended his career at the World Athletics Tour Gold Label’s Belgrade Indoor Meeting. Asmir Kolasinac finished fifth in his last competition with 19.49m, and
Battle of the champions at the Karlsruhe meeting
Paris 2024 Olympic shot put champion Yemisi Ogunleye (Germany) will face two-time world champion Chase Jackson (USA) and world indoor champion Sarah Mitton (Canada). The star-studded event will take place at the Karlsruhe meeting on February 7. It is part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour with a “Gold Label”. The three last met indoors
Yemisi Ogunleye and Malaika Mihambo started the indoor season with strong results
German athletics stars Yemisi Ogunleye and Malaika Mihambo opened the indoor athletics season in style after topping the world rankings for the season in their respective disciplines at the World Athletics Tour’s “Bronze Label” tournament Sparkassen Indoor Meeting Dortmund. Olympic shot put champion Yemisi Ogunleye won the event with 18.98m, also a meeting record. The
Olympic champions meet in Karlsruhe
Olympic long jump champion from Tokyo and European champion from Rome 2024 Malaika Mihambo has confirmed her participation in the home tournament in Karlsruhe on February 7. The competition is the fifth stop of the World Athletics Tour indoor with a “Gold Label”. Malaika Mihambo is a German athlete, 2020 Olympic champion and 2022 world