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 ...

Javin Petry is a discus thrower for Churchill. He also competes in shot put, the 400 meters and non-OSAA sanctioned hammer throw. The senior won the boys discus competition with a season best mark of ...

Throwing the discus and shot put are forms of art. The two main throwing events in high school track and field may require the most muscle of any discipline, but they also rely heavily on technique ...