First of all, the rules. Athletes throw a metal disc weighing 2kg for men (22cm in diameter) and 1kg (18cm in diameter) for women, as far as possible while remaining inside a 2.5-metre diameter circle ...

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 they can ...

MATTOON – When coach James Hood forced freshman hurdler Jacob Wagner to try the discus, he didn't tell him he always had to use the conventional spin. Two years later as a Mattoon junior, Wagner ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — While you watch your favorite athletes go for gold, consider how all that time, distance, and height is achieved by balancing the same forces all of us mere mortals experience every ...

The hammer throw, shot put and discus are amongst the ultimate displays of strength at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The shot put and discus have been part of the Olympic schedule since the very first ...

CEDAR FALLS | Former Mason City standout Matt Schiffer has made many memories at Drake Stadium as a track and field athlete. Schiffer, a senior thrower for the UNI men’s track and field team, added ...