John Kelly breaks Irish shot put record at Cork City Sports
John Kelly set a new Irish senior record for the shot put at the Cork City Sports meet on Tuesday night with a huge throw of 20.16 metres that earned him third place.
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Shot put star Sarah Mitton sees confidence soar with latest Canadian record effort
Glenroy Gilbert covered a lot of ground last weekend walking to various events at the Canadian track and field championships. On Saturday, the Athletics Canada head coach was fixated on women's shot put and the work of 2020 Olympian Sarah Mitton.
Sarah Mitton crushes own Canadian record in women's shot put with world's best throw this season
With a scorching sun beating down on the shot put circle and a healthy group of fans cheering and yelling in support, Sarah Mitton stepped up for her final throw at the national championships on Saturday afternoon in the Township of Langley, B.C.
After serving four-year doping ban, Manpreet Kaur smashes own shot put national record
CHENNAI: Having returned to competition last year after serving a doping ban of four years, Manpreet Kaur smashed her own national record to steal the limelight on the second day of National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships here on Saturday. Star sprinter Hima Das and her Assam team-mate Amlan Borgohain won the women's and men's 100m dash gold respectively by the thinnest of margins as they became the fastest woman and man of the championships.
Canada's Mitton 3rd in women's shot put at Continental Tour meet in the Netherlands
Canadian record holder Sarah Mitton continued a string of strong shot put performances on Monday at the FBK Games in the Netherlands.
Sarah Mitton shatters Canadian record in women's shot put
Sarah Mitton shattered the Canadian record in the women's shot put at the Golden Horseshoe Prep Meet on Saturday in Hamilton, Ont.
Sekgodiso stuns to win 1 500m, Blignaut seals gold in shot put at SA Champs
Prudence Sekgodiso outclassed the rest of the line-up to secure the women's 1 500m, while Olympian Kyle Blignaut took gold in shot put on day two of ASA Senior Track and Field National Championships at Green Point Athletics Stadium in Cape Town on Friday.
Athletics-New Zealand's double Olympic shot put champion Adams retires
(Reuters) - Double Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams said on Tuesday she is retiring from the sport, having represented New Zealand at five Games and winning four medals.