[BREAKING NEWS] New Shot Put Format Indoor World Championships

BREAKING NEWS from the USA Track and Field website.

The world indoor championships in Portland are less than 30 days away.

And they have made some startling changes to the field events.

Instead of the normal top 8 getting 3 additional attempts after three rounds; the changes can be seen below:

• All athletes have three initial attempts
• The top 8 athletes after three rounds have 2 additional attempts
• The top 4 athletes after five rounds have 1 last attempt

The photo from USATF website:

Will this once again destroy the throwing events? By limiting the last attempt throws for the other 4 athletes they are effectively removing game changers. When people have jumped from lower positions to win medals.

If this is for time constraints? There is hardly a significant difference if the usual format was followed…

What are your opinions on this?