The shot put is heavy and round, and it is a metal ball with smooth surface. In men's competition, the diameter of shot put must be between 1 10 ~ 130mm, and that of women is between 95 ~1/0 mm.

In the shot put competition, the sport is to stand in the throwing circle and start throwing. The periphery of the throwing ring is inlaid with iron, 6 mm thick, and the top is painted white. When throwing, athletes must not touch the top of the iron edge or the ground outside the throwing circle. The diameter of the shot put throwing ring is 2 135 meters, and the inner surface of the ring is cement or anti-slip material with similar hardness, and the height is slightly lower than the ground height. There is a wooden baffle in front of the shot put ring 1.2 1~ 1.23 meters to prevent the athletes from slipping out of the ring. Athletes can touch the inside of the board, but not the top of the board.

In the competition, the landing zone is a flat area composed of cinders, lawns or other substances that can leave traces. Each sector is separated by a 5 cm wide white line. In the shot put competition, the sector angle of the landing zone was changed from 40 degrees to 34.92 degrees in 2003.