9NEWS

All your Paris Olympic discus throw questions answered

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 ...
Reuters

Day of monster discus throws condemned as 'weather doping'

April 15 (Reuters) - Performance-enhancing drugs have long been the scourge of athletics field events but now some observers are claiming "weather doping" was behind a slew of discus records at a ...
KGW8

Ryan Crouser coaches fellow Olympian Roje Stona to win gold in discus throw

PARIS, France — Oregon's Ryan Crouser isn't just a three-time Olympic gold medalist — he's also the coach of a fellow Olympic athlete who on Wednesday became a gold medalist in his own right.
Yahoo! Sports

Arnold flashing golden arm in discus

DUNLAP — Great performances by individuals and relays are normally witnessed during the state tournament for high school track. Shocking can be added to the great showing Concord’s Donovan Arnold had ...
11Alive

Here's how Team USA's Valarie Allman finished in women's discus

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 ...
WGAL

University of Pennsylvania grad misses out on advancing in Olympic discus

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 ...
KTHV

Razorback Rojé Stona's historic throw lands him Olympic gold in discus

SAINT-DENIS, France — Don't look now, but Jamaica, that Caribbean island known for producing elite sprinters such as Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is now a field-event power. Former ...
CNN

Meet Rojé Stona, an Olympic track and field champion with dreams of playing in the NFL

Track and field will never fail to surprise its fans: a sport full of tiny details, where the smallest of margins separates moments of glory from those of agony and heartache. Jamaican discus thrower ...
The New York Times

Valarie Allman, with a newfound energy, charges into Olympics in women’s discus

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. EUGENE, Ore. — Valarie Allman’s gold medal was secured. Her spot in Paris was never really in question. Whatever suspense existed in the ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Two in a row: Penn alumnus Sam Mattis to feature at his second Olympics in the discus throw

The 2016 Wharton graduate, who holds the program record in the discus throw, finished second at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials to qualify for his second straight Olympic team. For many Penn ...
Sports Illustrated

Mykolas Alekna Breaks World Record in Discus Again - Twice

Mykolas Alekna continues to stretch the limits of what is possible in the discus throw. The 22-year-old Lithuanian, competing in his final season as a Cal athlete, twice broke his own year-old world ...