10 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games: Walsh wins gold but not how he wanted

From Morning Report, 7:38 am on 10 April 2018

It was the best day yet for the New Zealand team at the Commonwealth Games. World Champion Tom Walsh won gold in the men's shot put and while happy to take the title he was left a little disappointed he couldn't break the world record that he'd targeted. Walsh won with a best throw of 21.41m, not enough to break the Games record he set in qualifying, meaning he lost the ritual pre-competition bet he made with his coach. Walsh, the current indoor and outdoor world champion, told Joe Porter that while it wasn't the world record performance he'd been hoping for, he was stoked to go one better than the silver he won at the 2014 Glasgow Games.