Athletics: Shot putter Tom Walsh continues winning ways in Zagreb

Tom Walsh of New Zealand competes in the men's shot put during the Muller Grand Prix Birmingham meetingt. Photo/Photosport

Kiwi world champion Tom Walsh has won the shot put IAAF world challenge meet in Zagreb.

Walsh has thrown 21.50m to claim his penultimate event of the European season, shading Aussie Damien Birkenhead by 15cm.

Commonwealth champion O'Dayne Richards of Jamaica finished fourth (21.00m), while American Joe Kovcacs, the man dethroned by Walsh in London earlier this month, could only muster 20.85m for fifth.

Walsh's archrival, American Ryn Crouser, did not compete.

His next event is the IAAF world challenge is on Friday.