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 ...

HASTINGS, Minn. - Throwing the discus or shot put is the most technique-heavy event in track and field. A thrower has to perfect every motion from their feet to their arms to excel. Todd Levos, the ...

The discus throw requires a comprehensive understanding of its principles, emphasizing the importance of twist, torque, and centrifugal force. Athletes must develop a systematic approach to improve ...

Shadow Hills discus thrower Victoria Soto has come a long way since her first competitive throw at the high school level. She had to laugh when she recalled her humbling beginning. "I was a freshman ...

During the day she’s a second-grade teacher at Almond Grove in Oakley, but when the school bell rings, Janice Chrobak is off to Freedom High School to teach athletes how to throw a shot put and discus ...

Rio de Janeiro – For Kelsey Card, throwing the discus wasn’t exactly love at first flight. When Card was in grade school her older sister, Brittany, was a multi-event standout on Carlinville (Ill.) ...