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.

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.

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 ...

No Australian had ever broken the magical 70m barrier in discus throwing – until Olympic star Matt Denny shattered the mark with one of the longest throws in history. The big Queenslander wrote his ...

Ateneo de Manila University student Russel Je Ricaforte has proven why he deserves to be a part of the national team. The ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Valarie Allman has been throwing discus for 10 years. “When you throw a discus it takes about two seconds, and it’s a combination of power, of grace, of strength… I like to think of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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One of Team GB's discus throwers gave up fizzy drinks and overeating so that he would be in the best possible shape for London 2012. Brett Morse lost a stone by watching his diet and increasing ...

British discus thrower Lawrence Okoye says he hopes he and his fellow athletes can inspire a new generation of young hopefuls at the London 2012 Olympics. Discus thrower Lawrence Okoye is hoping to ...