The highly anticipated women`s shot put took place on the evening of Friday 2nd March. Coming into the final, Danniel Thomas-Dodd from Jamaica was the favourite as she was the only athlete to throw over 19 m in the build-up to the 2018 Championships. Thomas-Dodd took an early lead, which Lijiao Gong the world outdoor champion from China bettered in the second round. However, Anita Márton from Hungary dominated the competition from the third round, whereby she produced a world leading throw measured at 19.48 m, which she subsequently improved with the last throw of the competition at 19.62 m. Thomas-Dodd secured the silver medal in the third round with her best throw of the evening measured at 19.22 m. Gong who was someway off her outdoor form secured the bronze medal with her second throw measured at 18.98 m, although it was not until the final round whereby she bettered it to 19.08 m.
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