ROMEROME — Former world champion Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia won the discus throw amid a world-class field on the opening night of the European athletics championships Friday. Ceh’s throw reached 68.08 ...

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 ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Don't look now, but Jamaica, that Caribbean island known for producing elite sprinters such as Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is now a field-event power. Former ...

World-recordholder Mykolas Alekna needed just two throws in the men's discus qualifying on Monday to lock up a spot in the Paris Olympics final. After fouling on his first attempt, the Cal junior from ...

On June 6, 1986, Juergen Schult set the world discus record at a meet in East Germany, reaching 74.08 meters. Nearly three months later, Yuriy Sedykh did the same for the hammer throw, setting the new ...

There are plenty of things Lithuanian discus specialist Mykolas Alekna enjoys about being a student at Cal. He has learned to fend for himself 5,700 miles from home, cultivated friendships, benefitted ...

COLUMBUS — Simply put, Cashton cashed in early —and held on late. Yes indeed, it is sometimes about how you start — as case in point with Wheelersburg junior thrower Cashton Adkins. That’s because ...

As the Pac-12 Conference era comes to a close after more than a century, we count down the Top 50 moments involving Cal athletics. THE MOMENT: The youngest silver medalist in the discus at age 19 at ...

As Ben Shue entered his senior year at Bergen Catholic, he had one goal in mind: to make history. The University of Texas commit had already built a decorated career in track and field, but he wanted ...