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discus throwing, gymnastic exercise of the ancient Greeks, revived in modern times, especially as part of the Olympic games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece

Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. (in which it is an event of the decathlon decathlon , in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump; the discus throw; the shot putt; the javelin throw; the 100-, 400-, and 1,500-meter races; the 110-meter
..... Click the link for more information. ) and as an event of most other track and field meets. The discus used to be thrown with either hand, the arm extended backward and the discus against the forearm. The discus for men is a circular disk of wood with a metal rim, weighs 4 lb 6.5 oz (2 kg), and is 8 5-8 in. (22 cm) in diameter. For women the discus is half this weight and slightly smaller in diameter. In modern discus throwing, the athlete rotates several times within a circle 8 ft 2 1-2 in. (2.5 m) in diameter before releasing the discus. Generally, three throws are permitted, the best one scoring. Highly skilled competitors throw the discus 230 ft (70 m) or more.

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World and Olympic sprint cycling champion, Victoria Pendleton, and Paralympic Club and Discus throwing gold and silver medal winner, Stephen Miller, each received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Northumbria University yesterday.

WE'RE HONOURED; University bestows doctorates on duo by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

Martin Priestley, operations manager for Kirklees Active Leisure, said the nets were taken down because shot, hammer and discus throwing damaged playing fields during winter months.

It's a net loss by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

swimmer for the top spot, and Valencia resident Adam Setliff, who took fifth place in discus throwing, will participate in the noncompetitive children's run.

OLYMPIC HEROES TO JOIN MARATHON by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)