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 ...
MOORHEAD-The first time Hillary Birchem threw a discus, the experience wasn't pleasant. "I said I would never do it again," said Birchem, from Lisbon, N.D. A high school freshman at the time, Birchem ...
Gabe Hull stepped into the ring, just a man with a small silver saucer gripped tightly in his hand. The sophomore took a deep breath as he swung his arm over his chest and back, quickly beginning to ...
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 ...
Valarie Allman competes in the women's discus during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene.The women's discus during the U.S. Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in ...
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 ...
Valarie Allman has announced her engagement to her coach Zeb Sion. This news comes just days after the 29-year-old won her second succesive Olympic gold in discus throw at the recently-concluded Paris ...
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Discus is one of the original Olympic events and was first used to train Greek warriors. But just what goes into a discus throw? Longtime discus coach Tony Ciarelli tells Audie Cornish that it's all ...
Olympic medalist Mykolas Alekna was seen teaching American streamer IShowSpeed, aka Darren Watkins, how to throw the discus during the internet sensation's visit to Lithuania. Speed has a large social ...
After inking with Texas A&M football in December, the five-star defensive lineman turned his eyes towards accomplishing something big in track and field as well. Back in December, Texas A&M signed the ...
On June 6, 1986, Juergen Schult set the world discus record at a meet in East Germany, reaching 74.08 meters. Nearly three months later, Yuriy Sedykh did the same for the hammer throw, setting the new ...