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 ...
LA CROSSE − At most track and field meets, the throwers toil in relative anonymity. Away from the big crowds, an enclave unto themselves. The shot putters glide or spin to heave 8 to 12 pounds of ...
UTEP discus thrower Esther Osisike, originally from Nigeria, upset the nation's No. 4 ranked thrower to win the Conference USA championship. Osisike is part of a growing number of Nigerian throwers ...