discus throw
Example Sentences
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On Monday, Yogesh Kathuniya won a silver in discus throw.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2021
It came unfashionably late — the end of Day 4 — and from an unlikely source: the women’s discus throw.
From Fox News • Aug. 2, 2021
While not particularly prominent in the marathon, the Americans did excellently earlier in the track race, winning two relay races and taking third and fourth in the discus throw.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2020
Seton seniors Lauren Coleman and Jourdyn Beverly went 1-2 in the girls’ shot put and discus throw, setting meet records in both events.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2015
At that same hour, before the distant manor of Odysseus, the suitors were competing at the discus throw and javelin, on a measured field they used, arrogant lords at play.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
