Another WR and AR Down This Weekend - Shot Put and 60mH Get Rewritten

Well if you didn’t think 2021 could get any more exciting so early, you’d be wrong. I can’t say it enough, but things are heating up in the track and field world.

Just last week we saw the world indoor triple jump record obliterated by Hugues Zango from Burkina Faso. If that wasn’t enough to quench your thirst for track, this weekend just might waterboard you!

This weekend the trend continued with an indoor shot put world record and an American record in the 60m hurdles.

Reigning Olympic gold medalist and Olympic record holder Ryan Crouser has been flirting with breaking the seemingly untouchable world record for a few years now. After the most incredible night in shot put history at the 2019 World Championships, Crouser has been on the most incredible shot put tear anyone has ever seen. As a refresher, if you didn’t see it, the three medalists launched out three of the furthest throws of all-time and only 1cm separated them. That’s less than half an inch!

Last year Crouser finished indoor season with the third furthest throw in history and followed it up with what could easily be called the best year for a shot putter ever. Laying down 3-4 throws in most competitions over 22.50m.

The 32-year record, one of the oldest in the books, has been replaced by the 6’7” 27-year-old from Oregon. His best toss came on his very first throw of the competition which is pretty uncommon. The throw was 22.82m, or 74’-10”. The current world outdoor record holder, Randy Barnes, held the indoor record from back in 1989. Barnes later tested positive for steroids the following year when he set the outdoor record so just keep that in mind.

When interviewed on TV this weekend he said, “First meet, first throw ... usually it’s a rocky start. The consistency is pretty good.”

“For me, it’s a continuation to develop my throw. These are usually things I’d see in June or July.”

If that wasn’t enough, we saw current World Champion 110m hurdler, Grant Holloway throw down in the indoor 60m hurdles final. In typical fashion, Holloway shot out of the block like a gun and was impossible to catch this time. As he crossed the finish line, the clock displayed a 7.35.

That is not only a personal record-tying run, but also the 3rd fastest time ever run in the event, and happens to tie his current American Record. Grant ran a 7.35 last year to set the NCAA and national record, but he did he matched it two months earlier than last year, so we’re very excited to see what kinds of times he is going to drop this year!

Ryan Crouser World Indoor Record throw (brought to you by “CrazyShotPut”)

Grant Holloway American Indoor Record (brought to you by “Митя Козлов”)

What do you guys think? Will we see a World Outdoor Record by Ryan Crouser this year or a new World Indoor Record by Grant Holloway to keep with the climbing trend? Comment below, and let us know if you like the track news content we’re pushing :)