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 ...

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 ...

Valarie Allman competes in the women's discus during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene.The women's discus during the U.S. Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in ...

PARIS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Lithuania's world record-holder Mykolas Alekna showed he is the man to beat in the men's discus at the Paris Olympics after his leading throw in Monday's preliminary round.

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 ...

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 — Oregon's Ryan Crouser isn't just a three-time Olympic gold medalist — he's also the coach of a fellow Olympic athlete who on Wednesday became a gold medalist in his own right.

Valarie Allman quickly made headlines after winning the gold medal in the women’s discus throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 29-year-old athlete achieved a distance of 69.50 meters, putting her in ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Don't look now, but Jamaica, that Caribbean island known for producing elite sprinters such as Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is now a field-event power. Former ...

DES MOINES — Winning a state championship is hard. Defending a state title can be even harder. Unless you're Delilah Subsin, who clinched her second straight win in the Class 4A girls discus throw on ...

Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna smashed the men's discus throw world record, making history by becoming the first athlete ever to surpass the 75-metre mark on Sunday. The 22-year-old threw 75.56m at the ...

Zach Oliva saw the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays as a chance to show what he could do in discus throwing. Being in that spotlight with some of the top discus throwers made for a tense atmosphere, but ...