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RNZ News
4 days ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
Victory in Rome for New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh
Photo: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh's stellar 2025 season has continued with victory at the Diamond League meeting in Rome. Walsh, who qualified third for the final, was on song right away, nailing 21.89 with the first of his six attempts, a season's best distance by 18 centimetres. It ultimately proved to be too good for the rest of the field, with Italian Zane Weir coming second with 21.67, three centimetres ahead of Rajindra Campbell of Jamaica, who was third. The win in Rome is Walsh's fifth career victory at a Diamond League event, following successes in Brussels in 2015 and 2019, and Zurich in 2016 and 2018. The win also follows Walsh claiming his third World Indoor Title in February, in China. Two other New Zealanders were in action in Rome. Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr was unable to produce his best, finishing just sixth with a height of 2.20. Despite qualifying in first place for the final, he wasn't able to produce his best, failing at all three attempts at 2.23, well below his season's best of 2.32 and his personal best of 2.36. Korea's Woo Sang-hyeok, who finished seventh at last year's Paris Olympics and is a two-time World Indoor Champion, won the high jump, with a leap of 2.32. And 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Imogen Ayris was off the pace in the womens pole vault. She finished eighth recording 4.50, 30cm behind winner American Sandi Morris. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
CBC
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- CBC
Record-breaking high school shot putter sets sights on Paralympic world stage
Addisyn Franceschini, a Hammarskjold High School student-athlete from Geraldton, Ont., recently went to Paris to become internationally classified, so she can compete on the world stage in shot put. The CBC's Matt Fratpietro met up with her before she left to find out more about her Paralympic goals.
CBS News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
DePaul shot putter Kash Allen goes from walk-on to All-American
A record 11 DePaul track and field athletes have qualified for this week's NCAA West preliminary rounds. One of those athletes is shot putter Kash Allen. She is one of the top shot putters in the country, but her college athletics career started on the basketball court at Benedictine University in Lisle. "I actually tore my right meniscus in my freshman year, and so like, doing contact was a no-go for me after that. I was very scared and timid," Allen said. "I threw shot in high school — so like throwing was something that I already had a base in — so I was like, might as well try it again." Allen said she just walked onto the track team at Benedictine. "I actually reached out to the head coach at the time. I was like: 'Oh, these are my stats from high school, like, is it OK if I join?'" said Allen. "And he took a gamble. After becoming a two-time Division III All-American, Allen decided to push herself even more — eventually landing with the Blue Demons under track and field coach Brandon Murer as a graduate student. "At Benedictine University, by my senior year, I knew I wanted to do a master's in social work, but they didn't have that program," Allen said. "So one day I got bored, entered the portal just to see what would happen, and evidently, Coach Murer was actually the first coach to reach out to me." Allen ended up going from walk-on to All-American. "I actually qualified for D-III Nationals my first year walking on for that outdoor. I ended up scratching all three throws at that first Nationals. The second year I clinched it by a hair and made Indoor Nationals, and I was seeded like 16th and ended up finishing second, and then same thing for Outdoors, ranked lower and finished second," she said, "I guess that National is something I love doing. Allen just won her third career Big East shot put title at the conference outdoor championships. Earlier in the season, she broke her own distance record at 16.1 meters. But Allen has an even further goal in mind as she heads to the NCAA's. "I'm hoping to throw 17. If I can get my right foot under me and push through, that 17 is right there in the book," she said. "I know for a fact I can throw 17. My coaches believe in me. My teammates believe in me. It's there. I just also have to believe it." What is next for Allen when all is said and done at DePaul? "Getting my degree and master's in social work, and I will be a full-time therapist — licensed social worker," Allen said, "and my primary niche to work with is athletes, and how do we build that mental health with athletes?" Allen broke down some of the psychological and emotional challenges she went through in track and field. "Just a lot, like impostor syndrome was the biggest one. When you transfer from D-III to D-I it's hard sometimes. You get that little pushback of, 'Oh, am I good enough here? Like, how will I fit in?" Like, that transition is not as easy as I thought it was going to be," she said. "So I struggled a lot with just knowing like, if I was able to make it here, and really excel here, if my coaches were able to bring me here, then they believe in me too — so why should I not?"
The National
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
Best photos of May 23: World's oldest shot-putter to painting of Napoleon
Sawang Janpram, a 105-year-old Thai athlete and the oldest competitor at the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei, takes part in the men's shot put for the 100+ age group. AFP
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Brock Lesnar's daughter Mya emerges as future star of her own with another stunning shot put triumph
WWE icon Brock Lesnar's daughter has captured yet another shot put championship as she continues to carve out an impressive sporting legacy of her own. Mya Lesnar, 23, has gone viral in recent years both for her sensational athletic ability and her striking resemblance to famous father Brock. Back in 2023 the track and field athlete grabbed headlines after breaking the shot put record at Colorado State with a superb 18.50 attempt, while she also claimed three straight Mountain West Conference titles. And on Friday she made it four after retaining her crown with with an incredible 18.61-meter throw at the MWC Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Colorado shared a tribute to Mya, who is Brock's only child with his former fiancee Nicole McClain, on Instagram after her latest success last week. The school wrote alongside photos of her competing at the championship: 'It's Her Crown. Period.' WWE icon Brock Lesnar's daughter Mya has captured yet another shot put championship Social media was left stunned after Mya's shot put heroics went viral in 2023, with many pointing out how much she looks like her dad. 'That is 100% Brock's daughter! That's amazing, congrats to her', one user said. In a blunt take, another user commented: 'She looks just like him'. 'Brock has a daughter in college? Wow. Spitting image too', a third wrote. While one heaped praise on her by saying: 'Holy s***... but of course she did. Amazing'. Brock, who has not featured in WWE since losing to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam in 2023, is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time as well as a highly-successful combat-sport athlete. At just 25 he became the youngest WWE champion of all time back in 2002, before briefly leaving to sign with NFL franchise the Minnesota Vikings. After being cut by the team Lesnar ventured into the MMA world and became UFC Heavyweight champion in 2008, defending the title on two occasions before suffering defeat to Cain Velasquez in 2010. He eventually returned to WWE in 2012 before going to enjoy a successful 11-year stint with the organization which included two Royal Rumble wins and several headline pay-per-view events.
