Olympic shot put champion Crouser sets world record


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Shot Put Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 5, 2019. Ryan Crouser of the U.S. celebrates winning silver. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

(Reuters) - Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser of the United States set a world indoor record of 22.82 metres at the American Track League series opener in Fayetteville, AR. on Sunday.

Crouser, who won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, on his opening attempt bettered the 32-year-old mark of 22.66m set by American Randy Barnes in 1989.

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