SHOTPUT

SHOT PUT
OVERVIEW
• Shot Put is a sport where an athlete needs to exercise his throwing
power with a heavy object. It is a track and field event. Men’s shot put
is present since the inception of 1896’s Modern Olympics. Women
made their debut in Shot Put in the Olympics of 1948.
• Shot Put is played with a heavy spherical object popularly known as
shot. The aim is to throw the shot-put as far as possible through a
pushing action. It requires immense muscular strength and a good
balance upon your body.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHOT PUT
• Historians depict that the first hint of this sport was seen in Scottish
Highland during the first century. Homer, a great ancient Greek poet
and the author of epic poems like lliad and Odyssey, had mentioned
the competition of throwing stones by the soldiers during the siege of
troy. However, in the middle ages, the glimpse of the modern shot put
was noticed when the soldiers started competition by hurling
cannonballs.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHOT PUT
• It was early 19th century, when this sport was actually started to be a
part of the local competitions. In 1866, it was played as an event in
British Amateur Championship. Now the rules of the shot put are
governed by IAAF (International Association of Athletic Association)
and WMA (World Masters Athletic).
Participating Countries
• Shot Put comes under the track and field job event. Since its introduction to
modern Olympics in 1896, the popularity of this sport grew exponentially in
different nations. Many Asian and Non-Asian countries have their active
participation in this sport. List of some of the major dominating Asian
countries include China, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, India, Kazakhstan, Korea etc.
In 2014 Asian Games, Sultan Al-Hebshi of Saudi Arabia bagged the gold
medal in men’s category and Sui Xinmei of China bagged gold medals in
women’s category.
• Similarly many non-Asian countries have shown their talents in events like
Summer Olympics. Countries like, USA, Poland, Finland, Germany, Canada,
etc. are dominating in the competitions. In 2012 Summer Olympics, Tomasz
Majewski of Poland bagged the gold medal in men’s category while Valerie
Adams of New Zealand bagged gold in women’s category.
Shot Put – Rules
• The rules of the shot put are governed by IAAF (International Association of Athletic
Association) and WMA (World Masters Athletic). So let’s know about some important rules.
• When an athlete’s name is announced, he or she will be having only 60 seconds to

commence the throwing motion.
• For safety purpose, the players can tape their fingers but they certainly cannot wear gloves.
• The resting position of the shot is near the neck and it should remain over there throughout
the motion.
Shot Put – Rules
• With the use of only one hand, the shot should be released above the height
of shoulder.
• An athlete can use the perimeter of inside the circle but certainly cannot use
the border or outside area of the toe board. Extension of the limbs outside
the circle during the throw is allowed.
• The legal sector is 34.92 degree of the throwing area. The shot should be
thrown within that range.
• An athlete should leave the circle from back.

Fouls in Shot Put
• A throw will be called a foul in the following circumstances:
• The athlete does not pause before the throwing action within the circle.
• The athlete is unable to commence the throw within 60 sec of calling his name.
• The athlete holds the shot below the shoulder level or outside its vertical level.
• The athlete is not able to make a continuous contact of the shot with
the neck and it slips off.
Fouls in Shot Put
• If during the throwing the shot touches any of the following:
• o Top or ends of the toe board
o Upper side of the iron ring
o At any position outside the circle.
• The athlete goes out of the circle before the landing of the shot.
• The athlete does not move from the rear half of the circle.
Shot Put – Champions
• International Associations of Athletic Federation (IAAF) is the
governing body of Shot Put. Every participating country has its own
governing body to organize the sport successfully throughout the
calendar.
• Here is a list of some important tournaments in Shot Put:
• Summer Olympics
• World Championship
• Asian Games
• World Indoor Championship
• Commonwealth Games
• Shot Put is a sport in which both males and females can take part
Adam Nelson
• Adam Nelson is an athlete from America who
has specialization in shot put. He is three
times Olympics medallist as he has won a
gold in 2004 and 2013 and a silver in 2000.
• He has won four medals in World
Championships which include a gold in 2004
and three silvers, one each in 2001, 2003,
and 2007.
• Nelson has also won a gold in 2005 and two
silvers, one each in 2004 and 2007 in IAAF
World Athletics Final.
Tomasz Majewski
• Tomasz Majewski is an athlete from Poland who
has won many medals in his career. In Olympics,
he won a gold in 2008 and another gold in 2012.
• In World Championships, he a won a silver in
2009. In European Championships, he has won
two bronzes, one in 2008 and the other in 2012.
• Majeswski won a gold in World Indoor
Championships in 2009. He has won two
golds and four silvers in European Team
Championships, one gold in European Cup
Winter Throwing and one gold in Jeux de la
Francophonie.
Valerie Adams
• Valerie Adams is a shot put thrower from
New Zealand who has won many
championships in her career.
• Valerie won her first medal which was
bronze in World Championships and her
first gold medal was in 2006
Commonwealth Games. In the
Commonwealth Games, she made a
throw of 19.66 meters.
• At Beijing Olympics, she won a gold by
throwing the shot put up to 20.56 meter.
In 2016 Olympics, she won a silver
medal.

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• When an athlete’s name is announced, he or she will be having only 60 seconds to

• An athlete should leave the circle from back.

• o Top or ends of the toe board

o Upper side of the iron ring

o At any position outside the circle.

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