NFHS introduces rules change in shot put, discus to reduce risk on injury. See what changes were made.

Who was that masked person? It was Raven Saunders, of course — the theatrical American shot put standout who uses the pronouns they and them and brings their own distinctive style to every meet they ...

TOKYO (AP) — Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands claimed a dramatic gold medal in the women's shot put on her final attempt at the world championships on Saturday. Schilder threw 20.29 meters in a ...

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 ...

When Chase Jackson, a shot put thrower with Team USA, arrived in Paris for the Olympics and saw her uniforms, she felt heartbroken. Nothing was in her size. In an Instagram Story, she shared an image ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Olympic shot putter is retiring from athletics and taking up a team sport. Sophie McKinna, 31, from Bradwell, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, has spent the last six months playing rugby and hopes to ...

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 ...