Shot-Put

Shot put is also know as one of the interesting game that contest was first practiced with stone, but not it has been modified into the form of metal sphere, with a great improvement in its shape. The principle equipment in this event is the ‘shot’ itself. It should be a metal sphere. At present there are shots of cast iron, bronze and brass. The weight of the shot varies between 4kg. to 7.288kg.,.
In the shop put contest the athlete pushes a shot rather than throwing from a circle with a radius of 1.70 meters. The purpose of this contest is to push the shot as far as possible. Like all other throwing events shot-put also need a number of well defined body movements across the circle.