discus

Example Sentences

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She is now in high school and focuses on the shot-put and discus events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

West Virginia says last spring “B.P.J. bumped female competitors out of the state tournament, then placed third in the State in discus and eighth in shot put.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

He made it to the second day of CIF wrestling in the heavyweight division and competed in the shotput and discus during the track and field season.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Lawrence Okoye was third in the men's discus with a best throw of 67.24m, while Samuel Khogali leapt 7.19m for seventh in the men's long jump.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

I told him it was a discus, that I would be throwing it.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds