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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

EUGENE, Ore. – Andrew Evans (’14) outmuscled the competition tonight and punched his ticket to Paris as the Kentucky track & field program and its alumni concluded night seven at the U.S. Olympic Team ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...