WATERFORD, Wis. (CBS 58) — Dating back to 776 B.C., the first Olympic games included the event of discus throwing, where athletes attempt to throw a weight the farthest distance. Now, the track and ...

Power and athleticism combined with a graceful elegance, as good as gold: that's how best to describe the great U.S. Olympic discus thrower Valarie Allman. She has been one of the brightest stars on ...

TOKYO - Sweden's world champion Daniel Stahl needed just one attempt to qualify for the men's discus final and Qatar's Mutaz Barshim kicked off his bid to add a high-jump Olympic gold to his rich haul ...

Aug 6, 2024; Paris Saint-Denis, France; Valarie Allman (USA) celebrates her gold medal in women’s discus throw during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: Andrew ...

Track and field will never fail to surprise its fans: a sport full of tiny details, where the smallest of margins separates moments of glory from those of agony and heartache. Jamaican discus thrower ...

BERKELEY — Mykolas Alekna has pretty much exceeded all expectations since arriving at Cal as the son of a former two-time Olympic discus champion. On Friday in Eugene, Oregon, in his final competition ...

This guide breaks down the official competition format for Olympic track and field, detailing every step from qualification ...

The greatest competitor ever to compete in the discus, Al Oerter participated in four Olympics, always as the underdog, and always came out the winner. Each time, he set an Olympic record in the event ...

On June 6, 1986, Juergen Schult set the world discus record at a meet in East Germany, reaching 74.08 meters. Nearly three months later, Yuriy Sedykh did the same for the hammer throw, setting the new ...

Is athletics sexist?

A veteran of three Olympic Games, Fortune Gordien dominated the discus throw for a decade during the late 1940s and early 1950s, improving the world record four times. While at the University of ...