Sebastiano Bianchetti participates in what track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object—the "shot"—as far as possible?
Shot put The shot put (pronounced ) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object—the "shot"—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948.
Niccolò Campriani Niccolò Campriani (born November 6, 1987) is an Italian sport shooter. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the men's 10 metre air rifle, men's small-bore rifle, three positions, 50 metres and men's small-bore rifle, prone, 50 metres, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre air rifle, winning silver, and in the men's 50 metre rifle three positions, where he won gold with a total of 1278.5 points.