The most dominant U.S. men’s track and field athlete at the Paris Olympics isn’t a sprinter, nor a distance runner or even a jumper. It’s a man who has a bench max of 550 pounds and can squat up to ...

Seeing sports as unifying is not a new concept. Earlier this week, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach spoke to an audience that included French President Emmanuel Macron and other ...

PARIS, France — Oregon's Ryan Crouser isn't just a three-time Olympic gold medalist — he's also the coach of a fellow Olympic athlete who on Wednesday became a gold medalist in his own right.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two-time defending Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser took one attempt and packed up for the night. No sense pushing his sore elbow. Or a healing torn pectoral muscle. Crouser ...

SAINT DENIS, France (AP) — Leading into the Paris Games, shot putter Ryan Crouser wasn’t sure his aching elbow was going to hold up enough for him to compete, let alone defend his title. It did. He ...

Olympic shot put legend Ryan Crouser showed TODAY one of the weapons he's employed to win a record three straight gold medals — a giant right hand that's noticeably bigger than his left. The 6-foot7, ...

EUGENE — Ryan Crouser said there was consideration to take a geared-down route Saturday night at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Do what it takes to make the U.S. Olympic team in the shot put ...

Shot put legends Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs took first and second, respectively, at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Saturday night. Crouser topped his American rival Kovacs with a distance of ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect Ryan Crouser won gold in the shot put at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The most dominant U.S. men’s track and field athlete at the Paris Olympics isn’t a ...