UT alum Ryan Crouser shakes off balky elbow to claim 3rd consecutive gold medal in shot put

SAINT DENIS, France (AP) — Leading into the Paris Games, shot putter Ryan Crouser wasn’t sure his aching elbow was going to hold up enough for him to compete, let alone defend his title.

It did. He would.

Crouser became the first three-time Olympic winner in the men’s shot put Saturday night in the rain as his American teammate, Joe Kovacs, finished right behind him with silver for a third straight Olympics. Rajindra Campbell of Jamaica took bronze.

Coming out of the competition...