The men’s shot put in Doha was one of the most exciting sporting events that I have witnessed. Five athlete went over the distance of the former World Championships.
Joe Kovacs, photo by Mike Deering / The Shoe Addicts
Ryan Crouser lead early on with a 22.35m. Then, Tomas Walsh put the shot out to 22.90m, the 4th best throw ever!
With only 4 throws to go! Joe Kovacs throws 22.91m! Equal third best throw! One centimeter over Tomas Walsh.
Romani finishes 4th with 22.53m. Then, Crouser goes 22.90m! Amazing! No one had gone over 22.80m since 1990!
Kovacs takes gold, adds to his silver in 2017, gold in 2015, and silver in 2016 Rio.
What makes this presser special? The thrr medalist speak about the nature of competition. It is amazing!
Special thanks to Adam Johnson Eder, who filmed all of the 2019 WC pressers for RunBlogRun. Special thanks to Mike Deering for producing the podcasts.
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Joe Kovacs, photo by Mike Deering / The Shoe Addicts 
