The shot put is made of solid iron and brass. The ball used in the men's competition weighs about 7.26 kilograms while the women’s competition uses a ball that weighs 4.0 kilograms. The goal of ...

The shot put is made of solid iron and brass. The ball used in men’s competitions weighs 7.26kg and the women’s shot weight is 4kg. The weight varies in other competitions such as school and ...

To fully appreciate what Crouser accomplished, it helps to know more about the shot put. The only way to heave a 16-pound ball more than 70 feet is to generate momentum by spinning your way to the ...

In shot put, throwers stand in an eight-foot ring holding heavy metal ball known as a shot close to their neck that they “put" in one motion. It is more pushed out than thrown. “Shot put is ...