The men's

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

at the

2021 World Athletics U20 Championships The 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2002), which was held from 18 to 22 August 2 ...

was held at the

Kasarani Stadium The Moi International Sports Centre (abbreviated as MISC) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. The facilities include a 60,000 seat arena with a running track and a pitch u ...

on 18 and 19 August.

Records

Results

Qualification

The qualification took place on 18 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 09:51 and Group B starting at 10:32. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 19.20 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.

Final

The final was held on 19 August at 16:40.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2021 World Junior Championships In Athletics - Men's shot put

Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

Shot put at the World Athletics U20 Championships