the arm muscles used in throwing a javelin are relatively small. The majority of the javelin’s eventual flight energy comes from the run-up and rotation. The delivery step is where physics takes ...

The veteran said that she focuses a lot on her strength through track and field events, including javelin, shotput and discus. "Quite natural, I have played a lot of javelin, shotput and discus ...

In May 1983, Tom Petranoff of the U.S. set a world record for javelin throw: 99.72m. But he assured fans that the javelin could be thrown even farther. Sure enough, in June 1984, Germany’s Uwe ...

British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton is hopeful her troublesome javelin will not undo her medal chances at this week's World Championships in Japan. The Olympic bronze medallist slid from second to ...