Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have had a lifelong love of both history and the Olympics. German shot putter Yemisi Ogunleye won gold in Paris she claims by ...

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 ...

Renowned shot putter and two-time World’s Strongest Man, Geoff Capes, has passed away at 75. The news of his death has sent shockwaves through the athletic world and beyond. Following his passing, ...

Assunta Legnante secured a third Paralympic gold medal in style as the Italian shot putter donned a special Mona Lisa eye mask at Paris 2024. Legnante added to her F12 shot put titles from London and ...

When William Bishop stepped into the shot put ring at Girard High School’s home meet in early May, few could have predicted just how big of a statement the sophomore was about to make. With a ...

Without being in his head, it’s difficult to know exactly how Jackson Cantwell felt stepping into the thrower’s ring for quite possibly the final time in his high school career. But what he was ...

POWERED BY CARL’S AUTO GROUP. SOME OF THE BEST THROWERS IN THE WORLD GATHERED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE DRAKE FIELDHOUSE FOR A BRAND NEW SHOT PUT EVENT. LITTLE SHOT WITH A TWIST. HERE’S KCCI SHANNON ...

Standing 6ft 6in, and weighing more than 26 stone, Geoff Capes was a "mighty figure who commanded international respect as a shot-putter", said The Guardian: he won gold in the Commonwealth Games in ...

Colorado State's Mya Lesnar placed her name in the history books by winning the Division I shot put national title at the 2025 NCAA Championships. Lesnar, the daughter of WWE and UFC star Brock Lesnar ...

A record 11 DePaul track and field athletes have qualified for this week's NCAA West preliminary rounds. One of those athletes is shot putter Kash Allen. She is one of the top shot putters in the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Ryan Crouser, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in the shot put, is coming back to Des Moines with a new league for his sport. The World Shot Put Series is a twist on ...