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 ...

The Olympic medallist tried and tried again - but when he finally got there, he still had to play second fiddle.

Mead senior Simon Rosselli has heaved a discus farther than anybody in Washington high school history. He hopes his state best is nothing more than a placeholder for what becomes a national record ...

BERKELEY, Calif. — Mohamad Saatara unpacks the laser measuring tape and focuses in as discus world record-holder Mykolas Alekna steps into the cage and lets one fly. Alekna methodically makes his way ...

MELBOURNE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Australian discus king Matt Denny is chasing his first world championships medal in Tokyo and will do it alongside the man he regards as both the benchmark and a ...