Discus throw
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Huffington Post | November 19, 2009
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Huffington Post | November 19, 2009
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PR Newswire: Energy Industry | November 17, 2009
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Fox News | November 17, 2009
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US Magazine | November 13, 2009
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Medical News Today | November 11, 2009
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The discus throw is an event in track and field competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc — itself called a discus — in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus. Although not part of the modern pentathlon, it was one of the events of the ancient pentathlon, which can be dated at least back to 708 BC.
A routine part of most modern track and field meets at all levels, it is a sport which is particularly iconic of the Olympic Games. The men's competition has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first Olympiad in 1896. Images of discus throwers figured prominently in advertising for early modern Games, such as fundraising stamps for the 1896 games and for the 1920 and 1948 Summer Olympics.
The women's competition was added to the Olympic program in the 1928 games, although they had been competing at some national and regional levels previously.
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