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 ...

RAMONA, Okla. (AP) — Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition. Alekna's throw of 243 feet, 11 ...

PARIS — Cal’s Mykolas Alekna not only set an Olympic record in the discus throw Wednesday night but also eclipsed the standard established by his dad, Virgilijus, at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

Mykolas Alekna routinely strolls unbothered across the Berkeley campus, happily blending into the crowd of more than 45,000 students. Then he returns home to Lithuania, land of renowned discus ...

PARIS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Lithuania's world record-holder Mykolas Alekna showed he is the man to beat in the men's discus at the Paris Olympics after his leading throw in Monday's preliminary round.