Tom Walsh crowned triple world champion with huge throw to win indoor titleSKY SPORTNew Zealand shotputter Tom Walsh threw an enormous 22.31m to seal gold at the World Indoor Championships. Tom Walsh has won the world indoor championships shot put final with an emphatic performance - and collected on a zany bet with his coach. READ MORE:* Walsh wins Sportsman of Year* Every 400m runner disqualifiedBut Walsh, who won the 2017 world outdoor title, proved to have the biggest throw - by a huge 0.87m margin - to defend his 2016 title won in the US city of Portland. Walsh said his first goal at Birmingham was to win the gold medal, "but to get a Games record is something pretty special". Walsh said he lost a bet to Stevenson at last year's world championships in London , "and that was a tattoo on my foot".

Source: Stuff March 03, 2018 18:33 UTC