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World Athletics: America's Joe Kovacs Wins Men's Shot Put Title
American Joe Kovacs won the men's shot put at the world championships in Beijing on Sunday.
Joe Kovacs of the USA won the shot put title in Beijing.© AFP
American Joe Kovacs won the men's shot put at the world championships in Beijing on Sunday.
Kovacs heaved a best of 21.93 metres to dash David Storl's bid for a hat-trick of world titles, the German claiming silver with 21.74 metres.
Jamaican O'Dayne Richards took bronze with 21.69 metres.
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