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The six field events, including pole vault, shot put, women’s high jump, and men’s long jump, will be hosted on the streets of Sechseläutenplatz in front of Zurich’s Opera House on Wednesday.—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Additional snaps showed her with her coach and celebrating her win after her record shot put throw.—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 In chronological order, the finals for the day are in women's triple jump, women's shot put, men's pole vault, women's 400-meter, men's 400-meter, women's 1,500-meter, men's 1,500-meter, women's 100-meter hurdles, men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, and women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025 Burrell’s mid-range jump shot put the Sparks back up 71-69.—John W. Davis, Oc Register, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for shot put
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