Category — Shot Put

Shot put may not be popular in Poland [is it popular anywhere?] but this didn’t stop Tomasz Majewski from becoming a shot putter. It paid off big time when he won the gold medal in Beijing. Time for our Polish friends to perhaps pay more attention to the sport but Tomasz isn’t optimistic.

The silver and bronze medals for this event went to Christian Cantwell of the United States and Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus.

Photo source: chinadaily

Joachim Olsen, shot put bronze medalist during the Athens 2004 Olympiad, will be carrying the flag for Denmark during the opening ceremonies in Beijing. Denmark’s top officials and members of the Danish royalty — unlike some of them party poopers we know — will be there to cheer for Joachim and the whole Danish team.

PHOTO SOURCE: IAAF