(Image via Getty) Hammer throw, which is a part of the four track-and-field throwing events at the Olympics, is a historic sport that was developed many centuries ago. In this event, competitors ...

The hammer throw, a traditional event in track and field competitions, involves the throwing of a metal ball, which athletes hold by a grip attached by a wire. Langston was the father of one of ...

Atlanta, now with a shot in hand and its ball in virtually the same position as L.A., opted to “throw” the strategic ... there is no penalty for throwing a hammer and then halving the hole ...

The father of a Colorado United Track Club athlete was killed Sunday after a throwing hammer hurled by a high school athlete cleared the indoor meet’s protective barriers and flew into the crowd.

but they can still throw it quite a distance: The record for that age group is currently more than 90 feet. Hammer and other throwing events can be dangerous, and cases of injury to competitors ...

"It’s redemption," she said.Echikunwoke qualified for the Olympic team by winning the hammer throw at the U.S. trials in June, throwing a season-best 74.68m, the third-best of her career.