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Michelle Carter Is The First American Woman To Win Shot Put GoldMichelle Carter’s sixth and final throw in the women’s shot put final went 20.63 meters, smashing the U.S. record and earning her the first Olympic gold for an American woman in that event:...

The U.S. Just Won Another Gold Medal At The 2004 OlympicsThis is maybe not news: Four Eastern European field athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens have been stripped of their medals after testing positive for PEDs. IOC rules allow samples to be frozen for eight years, then re-tested, since the technology now allows for identification of substance...

Belarusian Lady Shot Putter Stripped Of Gold Medal For DopingIt's always bittersweet when the Olympics come to an end, and the wait until the next games seems interminable. But take some solace in the knowledge that the coming weeks and months will be rife with failed doping tests and legal battles, and the current medal count is no more permanent than a Bela...

Your Mesmerizing Video Of The Day: 50 Heaves From The Women's Shot Put Final

If you get all your Olympics coverage from NBC, you missed the fact women's shot put was held yesterday—it was, like so many other events, overlooked by the Peacock Network. While shot-putting scientist Jillian Camarena-Williams missed qualifying for the final by nine inches, the competition was ...