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 ...

LAKEWOOD — Through the past 18 uncertain months, Corey Johnson maintained a goal of making the state discus final. Johnson achieved that reality Thursday, June 24, as the first discus thrower in ...

DAYTON — Wade Bolin is historic. The Crestview senior thrower won the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IIII state championship Thursday in the discus, recording a winning throw of 187-10 ...

Grand Forks Red River's Bryan Bjerk unleashed a discus throw of 198 feet, 1 inch last Saturday -- believed to be the longest toss recorded in North Dakota state high school history. As impressive as ...

Throwing the discus and shot put are forms of art. The two main throwing events in high school track and field may require the most muscle of any discipline, but they also rely heavily on technique ...

COLUMBIA - Not even a second after the discus left his hand on the final throw of his high school career, Jefferson City's Devin Roberson jumped up and pumped his arms into the air. The discus spun ...

WATERFORD, Wis. (CBS 58) — Dating back to 776 B.C., the first Olympic games included the event of discus throwing, where athletes attempt to throw a weight the farthest distance. Now, the track and ...

Power and athleticism combined with a graceful elegance, as good as gold: that's how best to describe the great U.S. Olympic discus thrower Valarie Allman. She has been one of the brightest stars on ...

BISMARCK — Grand Forks Central senior Ethan Thomas was hoping to break the school record in the discus Thursday at the North Dakota state track and field meet. Thomas came up just short of a school ...

Some track and field athletes use their power to propel an object through the air. The event is called discus, and the goal is to see how far you can hurl a disc across the field. It’s more ...

EAST ALTON, Ill. — It may not be the Stade de France in Paris, but at East Alton/Wood River High School, Olympic dreams are just as strong. That’s all due to one very strong woman, and her journey to ...