US shot put star Ryan Crouser smashes 31-year world record

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US shot put star Ryan Crouser smashes 31-year world record

By Semi Turaga

Sunday 20/06/2021

Ryan Crouser smashes 31-year shot put world record in the first Olympic Trials final

US Olympic champion Ryan Crouser’s has shattered the shot put world record that has stood for 31 years.

FoxSports reports the 28-year-old defending champion easily won the US track and field trials, finally beating the record that had stood since May 20, 1990, and had long been his goal in the sport.

WORLD RECORD. BY EIGHT INCHES.@RCrouserThrows didn't just set the world record in the shot put, he OBLITERATED IT.@usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/P3SaKwouIP
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 19, 2021

He didn’t just beat the record, he smashed it.

Randy Barnes’ previous world record was 23.12m, but Crouser’s new mark is 23.37m — 25cm past the previous mark.

[Source: FoxSports]

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