Valarie Allman makes an attempt in the women's discus throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. View this post on Instagram.

Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania, and competing for the University of California at Berkeley, set the all-time discus throw for men at 74.35 meters (243 feet, 11 inches) at a meet in Oklahoma in 2024.

When Ryan Sharbono stepped into the discus ring at the MHSA Class B/C State Track and Field Championships in Missoula this May, he wasn’t just competing against a field of strong athletes – he was ...

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Saturday’s event, which begins with the men’s hammer throw and women’s shot put at 11 a.m., is part of the World Athletics ...

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's Discus Throw Qualification - Gp A - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 05, 2024. Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania in action.

Alekna’s success in the discus throw is testament to Lithuania’s deep-rooted tradition in this field event – the Baltic state has been hugely successful with the discus in hand.

On Thursday, two-time Olympic women’s discus champion Valerie Allman set U.S. and North American records with a throw of 241-2 (73.52), the farthest throw in the world since 1989. Follow Jeff ...

The senior has an impressive distance of 109 feet, 9.75 inches in the hammer throw. She has also improved her discus form each year, finishing the 2024 season with a personal best of 106 feet, ...

Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna, the 2024 Olympic silver medallist, smashed his own world record when he became the first man to pass the 75-metre mark with a throw of 75.56 metres at the Continental ...

The sixth-place thrower, Daniel Stahl, of Sweden, made a throw of 65.16 meters. Sam Mattis specializes in the discus throw and has a personal record of 68.69 meters.