Tom Walsh celebrates with his gold medal from the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland this morning. Photo: Getty ImagesTom Walsh has retained his World Indoor shot put title to become the all-time record holder in the event. He has now won seven indoor medals, a men's record. Walsh has now equalled Dame Valerie Adams total in indoor gold medals, the two global shot put greats stand alone in their career dominance of the indoor championship arena. Walsh has previously won gold in 2016, '18 and '25, silver in '24 and bronze in '14 and '22.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 22, 2026 20:33 UTC