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 ...

Aug 6, 2024; Paris Saint-Denis, France; Valarie Allman (USA) celebrates her gold medal in women’s discus throw during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: Andrew ...

Track and field will never fail to surprise its fans: a sport full of tiny details, where the smallest of margins separates moments of glory from those of agony and heartache. Jamaican discus thrower ...

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 ...

This guide breaks down the official competition format for Olympic track and field, detailing every step from qualification ...

Is athletics sexist?

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 ...

East Alton-Wood River grad and Olympian Jayden Ulrich, a senior at Louisville, has been named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week. EA-WR grad Jayden Ulrich, who competed in the women's discus ...

An Aussie discus thrower who broke the world record last weekend has had his achievements marred by a bizarre claim of 'weather doping' from some commentators. Matthew Denny was competing at the ...

Katie Ledecky, Andy Murray and Lisa Carrington are a few of the athletes vying for a third straight gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

A veteran of three Olympic Games, Fortune Gordien dominated the discus throw for a decade during the late 1940s and early 1950s, improving the world record four times. While at the University of ...