Editing Shot put (section)

===Regulation misconceptions===
The following are either obsolete or non-existent, but commonly believed rules for professional competition:{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
* The athlete must enter the circle from the back (no rule books contain such a clause).
* The athlete entering the circle, then exiting and re-entering it before starting the throw results in a foul (all rule books allow athletes to leave a circle before starting a throw, but this still counts within the 30 second time limit; the allowable method of exiting the circle varies by rule book).
* Loose clothing, shoelaces, or long hair touching outside the circle during a throw, or an athlete bringing a towel into the circle and then throwing it out before the put, results in a foul.