LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Walter Bass Jr. is 82 years old. On Sunday, he competed at the Virginia Commonwealth Games. Bass is a former college athlete and took a 45-year hiatus from track and field but ...

What shot-put shots are best for men, women and kids? The shot put has been an Olympic track and field event since Athens, Greece, in 1896. The shot is a heavy metal ball about the size of a ...

Jackson Cantwell signals to the crowd after he smashed the Missouri state record in the shot put and finished No. 2 nationally all-time with a throw of 76 feet, 11 1/4 inches on Saturday, May 31 ...

After excelling at shot put in high school, Crouser won four NCAA championships for the University of Texas. His first gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games came shortly after graduation.

But Crouser, who is favored to win the shot put gold Sunday at the track and field world championships after finishing first in qualifying with a throw of 75 feet, 10 1/4 inches, ...

He’s so good, another exceptional shot put talent might end his career never winning Olympic gold. Joe Kovacs is as good as they come. He won the silver in Rio in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020.

Only two shot put world records have been set in the Olympics, both by Americans, and Crouser has a strong chance to be the next. The women’s shot put world record holder is Natalya Lisovskaya ...

Even with the loaded shot put field at the 2024 U.S. trials—six throwers were in the 22-plus club—a healthy Ryan Crowser would finish in the top three. But he was not healthy, of course. Ryan ...

Shot put champion Amelia Strickler warned Fox News host Tucker Carlson against an initial proposal by the World Athletics for transgender female athletes on "Tucker Carlson Tonight." ...

FILE – Joe Kovacs, of the United States, competes in the men’s-shot put final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) ...

The shot put has been an Olympic track and field event since Athens, Greece, in 1896. The shot is a heavy metal ball about the size of a grapefruit, ...

The shot put has been an Olympic track and field event since Athens, Greece, in 1896. The shot is a heavy metal ball about the size of a grapefruit, ...