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Track and field insider: 'Technique is huge' in the discus

When Hope Rogers first witnessed Aubree Ray competing in the discus, it just so happened to be at her first track and field meet — Chambersburg's Tim Cook Invitational — in late March. Rogers, a ...
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Shot put and discus: More than just throwing

HASTINGS, Minn. - Throwing the discus or shot put is the most technique-heavy event in track and field. A thrower has to perfect every motion from their feet to their arms to excel. Todd Levos, the ...
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 ...
CNN

Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna breaks longest standing men’s track and field world record

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 ...
The Baltimore Sun

Discus prowess may get Grigoriev elite standing

Atholton senior Lindsay Grigoriev has a chance to join some elite track and field company. Grigoriev is aiming at her third straight Class 2A state championship in the discus. If she succeeds, ...