Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna broke a world record that had stood for four decades at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational meeting in Ramona on Sunday. The Lithuanian’s throw of 74 ...

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 ...

Old Tappan senior Layla Giordano said someone sent her the Meet of Champions discus record before Wednesday’s Meet of Champions. Giordano set her sights on beating the record, which was set by former ...

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 ...

PARIS, France — Team USA discus thrower Valarie Allman added another gold medal to her collection on Monday with a win in women's discus at the Summer Olympics in Paris. Allman fouled on her first ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Al Oerter is the greatest discus thrower in Olympic history. There can be no debate about that. Oerter — a native of Astoria, New York — and Carl Lewis are the only Olympic track ...

California-Berkeley's Mykolas Alekna surpassed a 38-year-old world record in the discus, throwing 74.35m at the Oklahoma Throw Series in Romona on Sunday. On Sunday, California-Berkeley's Mykolas ...

BISMARCK -- Hillsboro-Central Valley's Kaden Pastian went from almost losing out on a state championship to recording the longest discus throw in North Dakota state Class B track and field history.