TOKYO :Ryan Crouser completed an incredible world championship shot put hat-trick to match his three Olympic golds on Saturday when, having not thrown once all season before the morning heats, the American somehow found a winning 22.34-metre effort to take gold.It was an extraordinary performance by the 32-ye

No practice? It was no problem for Ryan Crouser, who earned the win on his fifth throw and followed up his 2025 Olympic title in Paris.

TOKYO (AP) — When he closes the book on 2025, Ryan Crouser will have six official shot put attempts on the books. And one world championship.Talk about quality over quantity.Nursing an excruciating elbow injury all season, the 32-year-old American cut his practice down to near nothing, got on the plane for Tokyo hoping for the best and walked out with his third straight world title Saturday. He joined Switzerland’s Werner Günthör as the second man to win three straight shot put titles at world championships. This was the latest and most unlikely triumph for Crouser, who also has three straight Olympic titles to his name. Did he think he had a chance, given the injury, the lack of preparation and the solid field of throwers who thought maybe, finally, they'd have their own chance to win?“It was really tough to say, because I really haven't thrown hard, haven't seen a ball go more than 20 meters in practice,