British discus thrower Lawrence Okoye, who ranked ninth in the world last year with his 67.63 metre national record, insisted he was happy with his 63.57m best at the Olympic Stadium. WELSH discus ace ...

An Aussie discus thrower who broke the world record last weekend has had his achievements marred by a bizarre claim of 'weather doping' from some commentators. Matthew Denny was competing at the ...

Little more than four months after winning a historic gold medal for Jamaica, Olympic discus champion Roje Stona has set his sights on success in a completely different sport - American football. The ...

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Funmi Oduwaiye admits she is still a baby in para-athletics but is up for the challenge as she makes her Paralympic debut. Oduwaiye has only been competing in throwing events since 2022, having ...

A Team GB discus thrower told how taking up the Olympic challenge helped him move from a tough Brixton estate to the world of high finance. Abdul Buhari, 30, who will try to win a gold medal today, ...

Meg Ritchie is warming to her theme. She's speaking from her remote home at the top of Roan Mountain in the part of the Appalachians that sit in Tennessee. She's talking about the deer that run past ...

Discus thrower Philippa Roles has died at the age of 39, UK Athletics has announced. The two-time Olympian - who represented Great Britain in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008 - died at the weekend.

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Coverage: Watch on BBC Two on Friday, BBC One on Saturday and also on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. Scottish discus thrower Kirsty Law says she is in the best form of her ...

It can appear to the naked eye as a blur; a frenzied whirlwind of arms and legs, but for Ancient Greece it epitomized an intoxicating marriage of harmony and balance. A sport with an almost ...

Roje Stona's 2024 Olympic discus gold was his first medal at a major championships Little more than four months after winning a historic gold medal for Jamaica, Olympic discus champion Roje Stona has ...