2. ATHLETICS/SHOTPUT WINNER

3. FACTOIDS #1 Year this sport was introduced into the Olympics: It came into the Olympics in 1896. #2 There is men and women's shot put. #3 NZ has a two year in a row champ in shot put.

4. WOMENS CHAMPIONS MEDALATHLETE NAME COUNTRYRESULT GOLD Valerie Adams New Zealand 20.70 SILVER Evgeniia Kolodko Russia20.48 BRONZE Lijiao GongChina20.22 This is meant to be a gold!

5. MENS CHAMPIONS MEDALATHLETE NAME COUNTRYRESULT GOLD Tomasz Majewski Poland 21.89 SILVER David StorlGermany 21. 86 BRONZE Reese HoffaU.S.A 21.23

6. HISTORY In 1988 Natalya Lisovskaya got 72 feet and 11¾ inches and set a world record. In 1988 also Glf Timmermann got 73 feet and 8¾ inches and set a world record. Aren’t these guys stars!!!

7. HOW DID THE KIWIS GO? So are you wondering where we are in the table of shot put well : In Womens Shot Put we got a gold fom Valerie Adams

8. Equipment Brass/Iron balls

9. CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURED IN SHOT PUT First the shot puts were stones then became cannonballs and are now Brass/Iron balls. FROM THIS TO THAT

10. RULES Rules: Competitors may touch the inside of the circles rim or stop board during attempt but can’t touch top rim of the stop board. Cannot touch anywhere out of the circle when thrown and contestants may not leave circle until the Shot Put touches ground. Off the scale!

11. SHOT PUT IN ACTION http://Valarie Adams winning gold at 2008 OlympicsValarie Adams winning gold at 2008 Olympics

12. GOOD LUCK NZ Give Me MY MEDAL! No!!!