SAINT-DENIS, France — The Olympic field in women's discus had three years to close the gap on Valarie Allman, and on Monday, they found out they'll need four more. Allman fouled on her first attempt, ...

Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna broke a 37-year-old world record in the men's discus, the oldest world record in men's track and field. Alekna, a 21-year-old junior at Cal-Berkeley, threw the four-pound ...

The giant Australian from the small Queensland town of Allora went close to the summit of his sport at a global discus mecca nicknamed Throw Town The combined population of Allora, Queensland and ...

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 ...

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 19: Ryan Crouser of The United States USA competes during the Men’s Shot Putt on Day Two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March ...

Welcome to live coverage of Commonwealth Games 2026. India’s campaign in the para-athletics arena features a strong medal push as Devender Kumar and Sagar Thayat step into the circle for the men's ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For an event featured 2,719 years ago in the first pentathlon, the discus throw is long overdue for an analysis more sophisticated than "chuck it as hard as you can". Thanks to ...