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Athletes competing in the pentathlon would throw a bronze discus weighing 9lb (4kg) as far as they could and the best out of five throws would be recorded, much like the modern version of the event.

Cierra Jackson, a 2020 Chandler alum, is fresh off an NCAA title in the discus and just signed a professional track and field ...

Athletics - Diamond League - Rome - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - August 30, 2024 Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna in action during the Men's Discus Throw REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo Purchase ...

Everything clicked at the last moment for Carlinville's Hannah Gibson to become the SJ-R's Female Athlete of the Year.

His rivalry with fellow American throwing ace Mac Wilkins produced a long series of big throws by the two men, who traded national golds along with verbal barbs that spiced up the rivalry. In 1975, ...

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 ...

East Pennsboro's Logan Newman hit 165-4 with his final attempt in Saturday's PIAA Class 3A boys discus throw. He earned fifth place and a state medal with a throw of 168-4 during the series.

Saratoga Springs’ Lucas Marra won the state Class A discus throw with a throw of 172 feet on Friday, June 13, 2025, in Middletown, N.Y. PROVIDED PHOTO VIA (SARATOGA SPRINGS ATHLETICS).