Some of the most popular events are the throwing sports ... s required from an equipment point of view. The Olympic discus has two weights: one for men and one for women. For the men’s ...

Reigning Olympic champion Camryn Rogers made her first trip to Africa worthwhile, dominating the women’s hammer throw field ...

The weight of the discus differs for ... wrestling, and javelin throw. It later became a part of the first-ever Olympic games in Athens in 1896. While it was only the men’s category for the ...

"It’s redemption," she said.Echikunwoke qualified for the Olympic team by winning the ... winning the 2017 NCAA Indoor Weight Throw title. She was an indoor runner up in 2018 and competed ...

1908 Olympic Games: Hammer Throw - 51.18 m (2nd ... 1913 USA Indoor Championships: 35-lb. Weight Throw (1st) 1916 USA Indoor Championships: 35-lb. Weight Throw (1st) 1918 USA Indoor Championships: ...

Antwerp, 21 Aug 1920 - Irishman Pat McDonald won a gold medal for the United States at today’s 56 pound weight-throwing event. McDonald broke the Olympic record by throwing the weight 11.00 metres.

At the Olympic Games, men can throw the hammer well over 200 feet. High school boys typically throw a 25-pound weight indoors, but they can still throw it quite a distance: The record for that age ...

Hammer throw is a historic sport which involves hurling ... The hammer is attached by a steel wire to a grip. The weight of the metal ball is 16lb (7.2kg) for the men and 8.8lb (4kg) for the ...