Rio 2016 Olympics - The New Zealand shot putters Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill have both qualified for the final in Rio.
Tom Walsh in the men's shot put qualifying round in Rio. Photo: AFP
Walsh passed the automatic qualification distance of 20.65m with his first throw of 21.03m.
The 24-year-old from Timaru, who won this year's World Indoor Championships, finished second best overall in the field.
Meanwhile Gill, who's still recovering from a broken foot, passed the mark with his third and final throw, recording a distance of 20.8m, which is just short of his personal best.
The top qualifier was American Ryan Crouser who stamped his authority early with a 21.59m throw.
World champion Joe Kovacs was in the same qualifying group as Gill and threw a 20.73m on his second attempt.
The final is later today (11:30am NZ time).
- RNZ