The shot put and discuss weights are as prescribed by the National Federation of High Schools. For boys, the shot weighs 12 pounds and the disc 3.8 pounds, while girls use an almost 9-pound shot ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Before the shot put team competition at the Drake Relays, Nick Panzio, ranked 11th in the world, showed KCCI's Shannon Ehrhardt how to throw. Ryan Crouser, who is ranked first ...

Ryan Crouser of the United States celebrates placing first and setting a new Olympic record of 22.52 in the men's shot put final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium Aug. 18, 2016 ...

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." ...

Shot-put shots come in different diameters Generally speaking, the larger the better, because when a shot is too small, you’re likely to throw it like a ball rather than use the proper technique.

The U.S. won gold in the shot put in 2016, and Ramsey is going for it "Coming in the top three would be great, but I am going for gold. Everything I do I am going for gold," Ramsey said.

At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the gold-medal winning men's throw was 23.3 meters or 76.4 feet by Ryan Crouser of the United States. This was the second-longest shot put throw in Olympic history.

MASON CITY, Ill. (WEEK/Gray News) - An eighth grade student from Illinois was hospitalized with serious head injuries after he was hit by a shot put while competing at a track meet. Ryan Swaar says ...

MASON CITY, Ill. (WEEK/Gray News) - An eighth grade student from Illinois was hospitalized with serious head injuries after he was hit by a shot put while competing at a track meet.