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All your Paris Olympic discus throw questions answered

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 ...
KGW8

Science behind how discus throwers go for gold at 2024 Paris Olympics

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 ...
The New York Times

Valarie Allman, with a newfound energy, charges into Olympics in women’s discus

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. EUGENE, Ore. — Valarie Allman’s gold medal was secured. Her spot in Paris was never really in question. Whatever suspense existed in the ...
NBC Bay Area

Watch Stanford grad Valarie Allman defend Olympic discus title

Stanford University graduate Valarie Allman became the back-to-back Olympic champion in the women's discus throw Monday. Allman grabbed the gold medal at the Paris Olympics with a throw of 69.50 ...
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Yale University Discus Throw: Track and Field Technique Analysis

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 ...
WGAL

University of Pennsylvania grad misses out on advancing in Olympic discus

A University of Pennsylvania graduate just missed out on advancing in men's discus on Day 10 of the Olympic Games.Sam Mattis competed in the Group A qualifier. The top 6 throwers advanced. Mattis came ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Two in a row: Penn alumnus Sam Mattis to feature at his second Olympics in the discus throw

The 2016 Wharton graduate, who holds the program record in the discus throw, finished second at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials to qualify for his second straight Olympic team. For many Penn ...
Yahoo! Sports

State track and field: Subsin defends state discus title with record throw

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 ...
SPIN.ph

Bago City discus thrower is Batang Pinoy's first gold medalist

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Bago City’s Divine Andrea Pablito has dreams of becoming a policewoman or perhaps a sugarcane farmer in ...
Globe Gazette

UNI's Schiffer spinning discus to new lengths

CEDAR FALLS | Former Mason City standout Matt Schiffer has made many memories at Drake Stadium as a track and field athlete. Schiffer, a senior thrower for the UNI men’s track and field team, added ...
The New York Times

‘Weather doping’ in Throw Town: Discus records tumble in Oklahoma but not without controversy

Discus records were smashed at the Continental Tour Bronze in Oklahoma but the event and the achievements were not without controversy. A Swedish commentator felt “weather doping” was at play as the ...