The women's

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at the

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was held at the Nanjing's Cube of the

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in Nanjing, China, on 21 March 2025. It was the 21st time the event was contested at the

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. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard or by their

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in the event. Canadian

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won her second consecutive event title. All three medalists threw a distance of at least twenty metres, the first time that had happened since

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Background

The women's

was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the

Qualification

For the women's shot put, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standards of 19.50 m. Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their

for the event or by virtue of their

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wildcard. There was a target number of 16 athletes.

Results

The final was held on 21 March, starting at 19:50 (

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) in the evening.

References

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