Tom Walsh nails first Diamond League victory for the year in Rome

Tom Walsh nails first Diamond League victory for the year in Rome

Big Kiwi dominates a quality field at the Golden Gala meet to secure the win with a season’s best opening throw.

Walsh wins fifth Daimond League title

New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh's stellar 2025 season has continued with victory at the Diamond League meeting in Rome. Walsh, who qualified third for the final, was on song right away, nailing 21.89 with the first of his six attempts, a season's best distance by 18 centimetres. It ultimately proved to be too good for the rest of the field, with Italian Zane Weir coming second with 21.67, three centimetres ahead of Rajindra Campbell of Jamaica…