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.

Onyekwere threw 60.78m in her opening effort in the qualifying phase on Friday, which couldn’t earn her a place in the final of the women’s discus throw. In an Instagram post Read More.

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.

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 Continental Tour, where winners in each event are awarded $1,500.

Alexandra Emilianov, of Republic of Moldova, reacts after qualifying in the women's discus throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.

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 ...

National champion Traves Smikle led the trio of Jamaican men to the final of the discus throw at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Only four men got over the automatic qualifying mark of 66.00m, led ...

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.

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 ...