"My goal usually when I go to compete at any time is just try to throw a personal best," he tells PEOPLE Adam Carlson is the senior editor for human interest at PEOPLE, which he first joined in 2015.

Before he was a world-class athlete in shot put and discus, Team USA’s Ryan Crouser was learning about the value of sportsmanship from his high school basketball coach, Tom Johnson: “He did so ...

The North American giant set the second world record of his career on his land On the adjacent track of the Drake Stadium in Los Angeles, a worldwide impact occurred on Saturday, May 27, when a ...