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 ...

The shadows of early evening were creeping across Brussels’ Stadium last week as a hulking U.S. Army lieutenant in trackman’s flimsies stepped into the discus ring. At the international military ...

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 ...

A few days ago at practice, Morgan Twp.'s Steve Bartholomew uncorked the discus 165 feet. That was one of his "bad ones". "In the past, I've always had my best throws at the beginning of the year and ...

DES MOINES — Jacy Embray had taken her shoes off in disgust. Entering the Class 3-A state discus competition with a season-best of 124 feet, 9 inches, the Glenwood senior’s preliminary throws in the ...