Ealey successfully defends shot-put crown

American Chase Ealey successfully defended her women's shot put crown at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, winning her second successive gold medal.

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Ealey produced her season-best throw in her fifth attempt to win the gold with a 20.43 metres effort while Canada's Sarah Mitton took the silver with 20.08.

Ealey quickly became the hot favourite when she laid down an early marker with a 20.35 metre throw on her first attempt and the 29-year-old soon became the only woman to breach the 20-metre mark multiple times in the final.

Title defense? Completed 💪@ealey_chase makes it double shot put gold in Budapest for the USA 🇺🇸#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/kPqNqTUhtY

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 26, 2023

China's Gong Lijiao, who is competing at her ninth consecutive world championships, was chasing her eighth successive medal and she clinched bronze after producing a throw of 19.69, pipping Portugal's Auriol Dongmo on countback.