Matthew Denny of Australia muscled out a throw of 68.43m/224-6 in the final round to upset the favorites and win the men's discus at the Prefontaine Classic EUGENE -- Matthew Denny of Australia ...

Alekna competed unattached at the Oklahoma Throws series, but excelled from the first throw. His series went 72.21 on his first throw, 70.32 on his second throw, 72.89 on his third throw, 70.51 on his ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the men’s discus throw F11/F12, Monu won gold with a throw of 34.30m, Praveen Sharma took silver with 32.96m, Sanjay Reddy Neelam secured bronze with 30.15m ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aug 12 (Gracenote) - Olympic athletics men's discus throw qualification results in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Group B 1. Christoph Harting (Germany) 65.41 metres 2. Mason Finley (U.S.) 63.68 3. Axel ...

July 7 (Gracenote) - Overview from the European championships Men's Discus Throw Qualification on Thursday 1. Lois Maikel Martinez (Spain) 66.00 Q 2. Daniel Stahl (Sweden) 65.78 Q 3. Zoltan Koevago ...

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 ...