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 ...

Alekna competed unattached at the Oklahoma Throws series, but excelled from the first throw. His series went 72.21 on his first throw, 70.32 on his second throw, 72.89 on his third throw, 70.51 on his ...

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 ...

The 2016 Wharton graduate, who holds the program record in the discus throw, finished second at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials to qualify for his second straight Olympic team. For many Penn ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On the doorstep of history, Valarie Allman can throw herself into uncharted territory in Paris. The Silver Creek High School graduate and defending Olympic ...

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 ...

Everyone’s heard the saying: “Better late than never.” You’d be hard-pressed to find a better real-life example of that than Dunnellon’s Winston Sanders. The soon-to-be Eastern University Eagle went ...

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 ...

Mar. 22—St. Vrain Valley has a habit of producing strong female throwers. It must be something in the water. Three years ago, during the 2020 (2021) Summer Olympics, Silver Creek grad Valarie Allman ...