Three months before the Olympic Games in Beijing, U.S. shot-putter Adam Nelson is making what may be a risky move: He's tweaking his technique. For the past eight years, Nelson's ability to heave a 16 ...

Ryan Crouser, an American, has combined radar technology borrowed from golf and an innovative technique to take aim at his third straight Olympic gold. By Jeré Longman Reporting from Paris and New ...

PARIS — It sounds like the plot to a cheesy black-and-white movie from the 1940s. A lunk of a guy goes out to the barn behind his house every night and tosses a metal ball as far as he can. Over and ...

PARIS, France — The shot put is one of the throwing events in the track and field events at the Olympics. Men and women use strength and technique in an attempt to throw the heavy metal ball as far as ...

U.S. shot putter Chase Jackson explains why neck placement matters in her technique Chase Jackson will represent Team USA in shot put at the Paris Olympics. She explains how her throwing technique has ...

SAINT DENIS, France — Leading into the Paris Games, shot putter Ryan Crouser wasn't sure his aching elbow was going to hold up enough for him to compete, let alone defend his title. It did. He would.

Two Alexandria high school freshmen are each number one in the state in girls' and boys' shot put. Skipper and Rivet will compete at the LHSAA Indoor Track & Field State Meet on Feb. 22. Skipper and ...

Despite a nagging elbow injury and pectoral muscle tear in the spring, the 31-year-old from a family of throwers will compete for a third gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. The two-time Olympic gold ...

In case anybody was wondering just how hard it is to become a three-time Olympics gold medal winner in the shot put, “Today” show hosts Craig Melvin and Al Roker offered a demonstration on the episode ...

After a record-setting spring, but falling short of his ultimate goal, Valley View’s Tom Fiorelli went to work. He built his strength, sharpened his skills and dedicated himself to forging a legacy as ...

Throwing the discus and shot put are forms of art. The two main throwing events in high school track and field may require the most muscle of any discipline, but they also rely heavily on technique ...

Two barriers this winter stood in the way of Burlington High School's Winslow Sightler: Reaching the hallowed 60-foot mark and breaking the Vermont indoor state record in shot put. "It was always in ...