The shot put is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object —the shot—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, women's competition began in 1948.
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... born 7 August 1982 in Taichung) is a Taiwanese discus thrower and shot putter ... He has been focusing on shot put only since 2006 ... His personal best shot-put throw is 20.58 metres, achieved in Aug 2011 in Athens, Georgia, USA ...
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“To put one brick upon another,
Add a third, and then a fourth,
Leaves no time to wonder whether
What you do has any worth.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“Suppose by chance you do get picked up. What have you done? You shot a horse; that isn’t first degree murder; in fact, it isn’t even murder; in fact, I don’t know what it is.”
—Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928)