Croatia will be represented by Stipe Zunic and Filip Mihaljevic, while Mesud Pezer from Bosnia and Herzegovina is also among the competitors in this event. The other three shot putters included in the start list are Damien Birkinhead of Australia, David Storl of Germany and Franck Elemba of the Republic of Congo.
The Hanzekovic track and field meeting, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, takes place in Zagreb every year, and this year the contest will be held on 3 and 4 September.
On 3 September, the shot putters will hold a contest at the Zagreb Fountains, and on 4 September the main venue will be the city's Mladost stadium on the bank of the Sava river.