Valarie Allman competes in the women's discus during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene.The women's discus during the U.S. Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in ...

South Kitsap senior track and field standout Grace Degarimore is currently ranked No. 5 in javelin and No. 2 in shot put among Class 4A girls, but it's the discus where she's extra motivated to live ...

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 ...

On June 6, 1986, Juergen Schult set the world discus record at a meet in East Germany, reaching 74.08 meters. Nearly three months later, Yuriy Sedykh did the same for the hammer throw, setting the new ...

The discus throw requires a comprehensive understanding of its principles, emphasizing the importance of twist, torque, and centrifugal force. Athletes must develop a systematic approach to improve ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Don't look now, but Jamaica, that Caribbean island known for producing elite sprinters such as Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is now a field-event power. Former ...

The hammer throw, shot put and discus are amongst the ultimate displays of strength at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The shot put and discus have been part of the Olympic schedule since the very first ...

There are plenty of things Lithuanian discus specialist Mykolas Alekna enjoys about being a student at Cal. He has learned to fend for himself 5,700 miles from home, cultivated friendships, benefitted ...

World-recordholder Mykolas Alekna needed just two throws in the men's discus qualifying on Monday to lock up a spot in the Paris Olympics final. After fouling on his first attempt, the Cal junior from ...

As Ben Shue entered his senior year at Bergen Catholic, he had one goal in mind: to make history. The University of Texas commit had already built a decorated career in track and field, but he wanted ...