MYKOLAS ALEKNA broke his dad’s 20-year-old Olympic record during the discus throw final in Paris. The Lithuanian athlete, 21, was making his Olympic debut after coming through qualifying on Monday.

The discus throw event is one of the four track and field throwing events at the Olympics. The event requires a competitor to spin in a 2.5m diameter circle before hurling a heavy disk, using ...

RAMONA, Okla. -- Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition. Alekna's throw of 243 feet, 11 ...

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 ...

Valarie Allman competes in the women's discus during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene.The women's discus during the U.S. Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in ...

Arianna Dawn Rabi, a 12-year-old discus thrower from Ilocos Norte, bags a gold right on her Palarong Pambansa debut CEBU, Philippines – Ilocos Norte’s Arianna Dawn Rabi, a 12-year-old discus thrower, ...

Robert Harting of Germany has won gold in the men's discus throw event at the London 2012 Olympics, with a throw of 68.27m. An overjoyed Harting expressed his delight by running around the Olympic ...

Greg Thompson is looking forward to making his mark at the British Championships and IAAF World Championships in Doha after jumping to No.4 on the UK all-time rankings for the discus in the United ...

With athletes of the calibre of Lynsey Sharp, Mark Dry, Jake Wightman among others representing Scotland at the Gold Coast Games, expectations of a decent medal haul are understandably high. Eighty ...

Fifteen year-old Skyrac athlete Amy Howard (Benton Park School) exceeded all expectations at the English Schools' AA Track and Field Championships at the Harvey Hadden Stadium, Nottingham. Competing ...

Action including top European marathons, USA round-up (including that stunning women's discus) and the World Athletics meeting in Bermuda Olympic champion Valarie Allman set a US discus record of ...