Ostapchuk wins women’s shot put gold

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Belarus’ Nadezhda Ostapchuk won the women’s Olympic shot put title here on Monday with a throw of 21.36m. The 31-year-old inflicted the first defeat in nearly two years on defending champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand, who took silver with 20.70m, while Russia’s Yevgeniya Kolodko took bronze with a personal best of 20.48m.