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 ...

Valarie Allman, the defending discus gold medal winner from the Tokyo Games, did it again for Team USA, winning her second gold Monday in Paris. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX ...

Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna is poised to carry on the legacy of his father, Virgilijus, who holds an Olympic record in the same discipline. CNN values your feedback 1.

MOLALLA -- A 14-year-old girl appears to be making progress after she was accidentally hit in the head by a discus during track practice at the high school athletic field Tuesday afternoon.

However, while he said those experiences benefitted his later Olympic career, he believes people in discus are the stronger athletes if it ever came to a head-to-head. "I have a better body ...

Overland’s Jarrius Ward broke a Class 5A discus record to claim the title during the 2024 CHSAA state track and field championships at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, Colorado on May 16, 2024.

Nick Garcia, the throws coach at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, calls shotputter and discus thrower Aja Johnson “the dragon slayer.” She’s only 5 feet 3 but slays taller girls competing in those ...

Mykolas Alekna surpassed his world record in the discus twice on Sunday. The Lithuanian star threw a discus 247 feet, 9 inches (75.56 meters) at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational. In ...

Genesis Rubio finished ninth in the Class 4A discus competition at the UIL Texas state meet. Rubio's best throw at the state meet was 99-feet, 11-inches. She had initially qualified for state with ...

Placing fifth in the discus as a sophomore, Degarimore PR'ed at state last year with a throw of 141-9, but lost out on a possible title when Bothell's Haedyn Bambolo reached 146-11 on the final ...