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 ...

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.

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 ...

Lithuania's world record-holder Mykolas Alekna showed he is the man to beat in the men's discus at the Paris Olympics after his leading throw in Monday's preliminary round.

As a freshman at Concord, Arnold set the school’s freshman record in the discus when he tossed a 136-8 in the event. Arnold began throwing the discus and shot put at Concord Junior High School.

Mykolas Alekna continues to stretch the limits of what is possible in the discus throw. The 22-year-old Lithuanian, competing in his final season as a Cal athlete, twice broke his own year-old ...

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.

A University of Pennsylvania graduate will compete Monday in the men's discus throw at the Paris Olympics.

Throwing the discus and shot put are forms of art. The two main throwing events in high school track and field may require the most muscle of any discipline, but they also rely heavily on ...

AMERICAN ATHLETES to imitate GREEK STATUES; Take figures of Classic Heroes as models of Grace, Strength & Skill in the revived Sport of Discus Throwing . . . . . .

Observers are claiming "weather doping" was behind a slew of discus records at a meeting in the United States on Sunday.