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 ...

Florida’s Alida van Daalen arrives at the NCAA Championships poised to cap a record-setting career with a discus crown.

PARIS — Don’t be surprised if America’s top throws coaches start showing up to ballet studios or hip-hop classes to hunt for overlooked prospects. Valarie Allman’s unprecedented path to double Olympic ...

TOKYO -- The path to Valarie Allman's gold medal -- the first for the U.S. track and field team at Olympic Stadium -- started with, of all things, a plate of spaghetti. That promise of pasta from her ...

SAINT-DENIS – Sam Kendricks appreciates the Olympics again. Valarie Allman never stopped. It's just the healing power that medals have to mend and reinforce feelings. Recommended Videos In a short ...

TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - American double Olympic discus champion Valarie Allman said she finally "feels complete" after claiming the world title that had proved so elusive when she took an emphatic ...

Track and field will never fail to surprise its fans: a sport full of tiny details, where the smallest of margins separates moments of glory from those of agony and heartache. Jamaican discus thrower ...

HASTINGS, Minn. - Throwing the discus or shot put is the most technique-heavy event in track and field. A thrower has to perfect every motion from their feet to their arms to excel. Todd Levos, the ...

Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna broke a 37-year-old world record in the men's discus, the oldest world record in men's track and field. Alekna, a 21-year-old junior at Cal-Berkeley, threw the four-pound ...

TOKYO -- The path to Valarie Allman's gold medal -- the first for the U.S. track and field team at Olympic Stadium -- started with, of all things, a plate of spaghetti. That promise of pasta from her ...