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 ...

It’ll be the equivalent of an honors sash for Juliana Juras, the senior accenting her graduation gown with some of the accessories she’s earned in the last couple years. “She’ll be blinged out!” Paola ...

Valarie Allman, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, still is searching for her first win at the World Athletics Championships, and she took another step toward achieving that goal with a victory Sunday ...

Throwing the discus and shot put are forms of art. The two main throwing events in high school track and field may require the most muscle of any discipline, but they also rely heavily on technique ...

GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks' Shelby Frank has become the only woman at the U.S. Olympic Trials to reach the finals in both the discus and hammer throw. On Monday night, Frank advanced to the finals in ...

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Shawn Bleboo and Tiffany Hajba of Kingston High’s track and field team won the boys and girls discus throws, respectively, on Friday at the Middie Throw Off series at Middletown ...

Mansfield native Joseph Brown competes in the men's discus throw final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. George Walker IV / AP With hair ...

The hammer throw, shot put and discus are amongst the ultimate displays of strength at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The shot put and discus have been part of the Olympic schedule since the very first ...

(This story has been updated to include a photo of Hannah Gibson). CHARLESTON — For the first time since Olympian Kelsey Card dominated the state's throwing events, Carlinville has another state ...