Olympics | Crouser wins men's shot put gold at Paris Games

PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- American Ryan Crouser joined a select group of athletes when he clinched his third consecutive Olympic shot put title on Saturday.

The 31-year-old clinched the gold medal with a best throw of 22.9m, finishing ahead of compatriot Joe Kovacs and Jamaican Rajindra Campbell, who took silver and bronze, respectively.

Crouser is only the 11th athlete to win three consecutive individual