O’Dayne Richards sets new NR 21.69 in Men’s Shot Put at IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015
O’Dayne Richards sets new NR 21.69 in Men’s Shot Put at IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015.
O’Dayne Richards has won Jamaica’s first medal at a World Championships after copping bronze with an established national record of 21.69m. Richards threw the 21.69-m distance on his third attempt at the IAAF World Championships now under way in Beijing, China. American Joe Kovacs won the gold with a throw of 21.93m and David Storl of Germany walked away with the silver medal after throwing 21.74m.
