Discus Throw is a track and field event in which athletes compete to throw a discus, a heavy disc-shaped object, as far as possible. The event has been part of the Olympic Games since the first modern Olympics in 1896. Competitors take turns throwing the discus from
The discus throw, also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight – called a discus – in an attempt to achieve a farther distance than other competitors. It is an ancient sport originated in ancient Greece, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue Discobolus. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon.