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 grapefruit, ... In the Olympic Games, ...

They walked past the remains of the Temple of Zeus, underneath the stone arch from 775 B.C. and emerged onto a patch of earth that last hosted an athletic competition in A.D. 394. "You get a ...

As part of our event-by-event look back at the Olympics, this time it’s the turn of the men’s shot put The inaugural contest in Athens in 1896 was another modest competition with Robert ...

Ryan Crouser reflected on his late grandfather, who ignited his passion for shot put, ... My uncle was on the '92 Olympic team. The year I was born, he was in the Olympics," Crouser said.

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 grapefruit, ... In the Olympic Games, ...

As part of our event-by-event look back at the Olympics, this time it’s the turn of the men's shot put The inaugural contest in Athens in 1896 was another modest competition with Robert Garrett ...