The throwing events —shot put, discus, hammer, javelin—are old. Really, really old. In this year’s games, athletes threw the shot in Olympia, on the same site where athletes tested their strength ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — While you watch your favorite athletes go for gold, consider how all that time, distance, and height is achieved by balancing the same forces all of us mere mortals experience every ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is said that hard work and dedication leads to success. Liberty’s Dominick Cangemi is a prime example. Although thought of as undersized, Cangemi has excelled at the discus and done well in the ...

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 became a ...

DES MOINES — Jacy Embray had taken her shoes off in disgust. Entering the Class 3-A state discus competition with a season-best of 124 feet, 9 inches, the Glenwood senior’s preliminary throws in the ...