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 ...

RAMONA, Okla. (AP) — Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition. Alekna's throw of 243 feet, 11 ...

Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna broke a world record that had stood for four decades at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational meeting in Ramona on Sunday. The Lithuanian’s throw of 74 ...

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 ...

PARIS, France — Team USA discus thrower Valarie Allman added another gold medal to her collection on Monday with a win in women's discus at the Summer Olympics in Paris. Allman fouled on her first ...

SO, NEARLY 1 IN 6 ATHLETES ON TEAM USA AT THE OLYMPICS WOULD BE A TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE. IT’S OUR BIGGEST DELEGATION FOR ATHLETES. AND OFTEN OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL ON THE MEDAL STAND. OLYMPIC ALUM WEEK ...