Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Men's shot put - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 19, 2023 Ryan Crouser of the U.S. in action during the final REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Remarkable American Ryan Crouser continued his red-hot streak when he twice broke his own championship record and signed off with a huge 23.51 metres to win world championship shot put gold for the second time in a row on Saturday.
The double Olympic champion smashed his own world record in May with 23.56m and cranked out four efforts beyond 22 metres the enormous last one - the second-best throw in history - coming with the gold already secure. He did it despite undergoing medical treatment for two blood clots in his leg that had put his participation in doubt.
