BUDAPEST, Hungary—OK, so, Ryan Crouser didn't set a new world record. This win felt even better than that. Just before the American shot-putter was scheduled to leave for the world athletics championships in Budapest, Crouser was diagnosed with two blood clots in his lower leg. The doctors told him it was safe to fly…
Just before the American shot-putter was scheduled to leave for the world athletics championships in Budapest, Crouser was diagnosed with in his lower leg. The doctors told him it was safe to fly and it was up to him and his family whether to compete.
In a post on social media a day before the start of worlds, Crouser discussed his ordeal and how a scan revealed the blood clots. He wrote that everything went into emergency mode before the medical team “did everything to mitigate them.” With the competition locked up, Crouser went for it on his final attempt. The moment the ball left his hand, he knew he unleashed a good one. The crowd did, too, roaring as it flew. It fell just short of world-record range. He’s “It wasn’t quite a world record but to me it was,” Crouser said.
suffered a cramp and fell right before the finish line, her baton bouncing across the finish line as she hit the track. Alexis Holmes went by for a win for the United States. “In Tokyo, I felt when I was in the fourth position that I could win a medal,” he said. “Unfortunately, it did not happen and that is why this gold medal is next step towards the next Olympic Games” in Paris next year.
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