One of the world’s oldest sports still being played, the discus throw involves tossing a heavy disc as far as you can. It may sound simple, but technique, form and strength all come into play when ...

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 ...

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 ...

DUNLAP — Great performances by individuals and relays are normally witnessed during the state tournament for high school track. Shocking can be added to the great showing Concord’s Donovan Arnold had ...

Jayden Ulrich, an EA-WR graduate, throws during Friday's women's discus qualifying at the Paris Olympics at stade de France in Paris. Jayden Ulrich glances back at the scoreboard following her third ...

Following in your parents’ footsteps can be a daunting task: just ask Bronny James what it’s like to launch a sports career without comparisons to his father, LeBron, arguably the greatest basketball ...

BELOIT — Beloit Memorial head track coach Henry Kremnitzer couldn’t help but see the irony. When 1980s track standout Jim Lewis visited the Purple Knights’ practice a few weeks ago, he told Kremnitzer ...

Valarie Allman took her place atop the discus world yet again. The American captured her second consecutive gold medal in discus on Monday after taking home the gold three years earlier in Tokyo ...

Correspondent photo / Robert Hayes McDonald junior Drew Zajack competes in the Division III boys discus at Ohio State Friday afternoon. With a personal-best mark of 178-3 feet, Zajack was crowned the ...

PARIS — Don’t be surprised if America’s top throws coaches start showing up to ballet studios or hip-hop classes to hunt for overlooked prospects. Valarie Allman’s unprecedented path to double Olympic ...

MELBOURNE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Australian discus king Matt Denny is chasing his first world championships medal in Tokyo and will do it alongside the man he regards as both the benchmark and a ...

This time, for once, Anna Jelmini's best was beaten. Andressa Morais of Brazil threw the discus 55.28 meters (181 feet, 4 inches) Saturday to beat Jelmini, a Shafter graduate, at the Junior Pan ...