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 ...

Here’s a recent Olympics story via the Associated Press: SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — One of America’s very best in the medieval-looking pursuit of hammer throw thought she had seen it all when it came ...

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 ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Don't look now, but Jamaica, that Caribbean island known for producing elite sprinters such as Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is now a field-event power. Roje Stona's ...

After setting a new world record in the men’s discus throw in April, Cal junior Mykolas Alekna entered the Summer Olympics as a gold medal favorite. And for a little while on Wednesday morning, it ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Don't look now, but Jamaica, that Caribbean island known for producing elite sprinters such as Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is now a field-event power. Former ...

The track and field events continue at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Monday marking Day 5 in the athletics competition. Highlights for August 5 include some of the world's fastest runners in the men's ...

The World Athletics Championships 2025 will take place in Tokyo, Japan, from September 13 to September 21. India will field a 19-member squad led by Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra, who ...