American Ryan Crouser completes shot put three-peat

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PARIS -- American Ryan Crouser became the first man to three-peat in the Olympic shot put on Saturday, adding another gold medal to his packed trophy cabinet with a mighty throw of 22.90 meters.

His compatriot Joe Kovacs won silver and Jamaica's Rajindra Campbell took bronze.

Crouser, the world record holder, battled a nerve issue in his elbow this year but had no issues at the