To throw a 2.2-pound discus around 200 feet, you need to have some serious total-body strength—a fact that Olympic discus thrower Whitney Ashley knows well. The 31-year-old was a standout at San Diego ...

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Two-time Olympic discus champion Virgilijus Alekna encountered an unusual problem at a final pre-Beijing training session in Lithuania at the weekend -- his practice venue was ...

Discus is one of the original Olympic events and was first used to train Greek warriors. But just what goes into a discus throw? Longtime discus coach Tony Ciarelli tells Audie Cornish that it's all ...

CARLSTADT — Eleven-year-old Benjamin Shue says his favorite part of winning discus throwing at the National Junior Olympics this summer was returning home to see his name up on the Carlstadt's ...