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 ...
Most Americans think hammer throwing is a weird European sport. But then Anita Wlodarczyk threw that 82.98-meter hammer in 2016. It made everyone take notice. But there was a surprise no one saw ...
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 ...