For the first time ever, the World Championships will take place in the United States, bringing the world's best throwers to battle it out in Oregon. The action kicks off next week, but this week we already sit down with Shaun Pickering to break down each event with the top storylines, predictions, and more.

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• You can follow Whiting on Instagram (@ryanwhitingusa) and also his team Desert High Performance (@deserthighperformance).
• We previewed Oregon22 on last week's Episode 277 with guest Shaun Pickering. We also wrote about 5 throwing stories to follow at the World Championships.
• For more interviews with top shot putters, check out Episode 98 with Reese Hoffa, Episode 46 with John Godina, Episode 267 with Andy Bloom, and Episode 42 with Adam Nelson. We've also had Whiting's former coach Dave Dumber on Episode 215.
• To learn more about shot put, check out the HMMR Classroom where we have video lessons on Nick Garcia's rotational throwing progressions, Don Babbitt's rotational shot put master class, and specific strength exercises for throwing