Wave a discus in front of the Durands and they get all weak in the knees. It's like leading birds with bread crumbs. Wave it and they'll follow you anywhere. They'd probably follow you even if you ...

In a stunning display of athletic prowess, Muhammad Irfan Shamsuddin has etched his name in the annals of Southeast Asian sports by winning the gold medal in the men’s discus throw (2kg) at the 2025 ...

PARIS, France — Discus throw is one of the premier track and field events held every four years at the Summer Olympics. In the discus throw, athletes hurl a metal disc-shaped object as far as they can ...

DES MOINES — Winning a state championship is hard. Defending a state title can be even harder. Unless you're Delilah Subsin, who clinched her second straight win in the Class 4A girls discus throw on ...

BUDAPEST, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Olympic champion Daniel Stahl won a dramatic World Championship discus gold with the final throw on Monday just minutes after Kristjan Ceh thought he had done enough to ...

MELBOURNE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Australian discus king Matt Denny is chasing his first world championships medal in Tokyo and will do it alongside the man he regards as both the benchmark and a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Valarie Allman launched her fourth throw in the women’s discus competition nearly 70 meters to repeat as Olympic champion Monday at Stade de France. Allman’s winning mark of 69.50 ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — While you watch your favorite athletes go for gold, consider how all that time, distance, and height is achieved by balancing the same forces all of us mere mortals experience every ...

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One of the world’s oldest sports still being played, the discus throw involves tossing a heavy disc as far as you can. It may sound simple, but technique, form and strength all come into play when ...

USA’s Valarie Allman competes in the women’s discus throw final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 2, 2021. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN ...

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