Shot put is one of the most popular throwing events of the Olympics, as the world’s strongest athletes compete to see who can reach the furthest mark. The United States has enjoyed its fair share of ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — To find defending Olympic shot put champion Michelle Carter this week, cast a glance into the stands. She won’t be in the competition. That hurts. But the American record holder is ...

As dominant as Nixa (Mo.) five-star offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell is on the football, he might as good or better when it comes to track and field events. The son of two Olympic throwers, Cantwell ...

She's the defending Olympic champion in the shot put. She has finished atop the podium at each of the last three World Championships. And she owns the second-longest throw in the world this year. Yes, ...

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 ...