Kiwi shot put ace sets record with first throw, eyes top finish

GOLD Coast: New Zealand’s shot put ace Tom Walsh, pictured, has regained his Commonwealth Games record with his first competitive throw on the Gold Coast.
Walsh heaved 22.45m to qualify for the final.
“Only a handful of people have thrown further than that (in history) so I feel good,” he said,
“I’ll go to the dining room, have some food and have a sleep.”
The 26-year-old needed a minimum 19m throw, or to be in the top 12 to qualify.
He was on his way home in a jiffy, his work done for the day.
Walsh held the record with his first throw in qualifying at Glasgow in 2014.
Gold medallist O’Dayne Richards took it off him in the final with a throw of 21.61m.
Walsh is aiming to become the first New Zealand male to win a Commonwealth Games shot put title. Tonight he gets the chance to upgrade a 2014 silver to a 2018 gold medal. – NZ Herald