Record third Olympic title the sweetest, says shot king Crouser

The 31-year-old American, who previously won at the 2016 Rio Games and in Tokyo in 2021, managed a season's best of 22.90 metres with his third effort for victory at the Stade de France. Crouser's US teammate Joe Kovacs snatched silver with his sixth and last attempt of 22.15m -- the third time he has finished runner-up to his compatriot -- and Jamaican Rajindra Campbell took bronze despite registering the same distance. Other athletes to have won two consecutive shot put golds are the American pair of Ralph Rose (1904...