javelin

First came a big leap of 6.37m in the long jump, then another season's best, this time in the javelin, of 52.85m that far exceeded those around her.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“My goal was to for the gold first, then the mark,” said Massey, who will continue throwing at Oregon and may even compete in hammer and javelin.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

For the anti-tank training, the troops use a javelin missile simulator to practise destroying a tank - the Anglians said a real javelin missile cost £250,000.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Look no further than shortstop Mookie Betts this week lauding the effects of throwing a javelin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

There was a lion’s roar from the sky, and something like a thin javelin shot past Christopher and stuck into the side of the boat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

On a grass field near the players’ parking lot, he watched Yamamoto throw javelins as part of his workout routine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

Perhaps harassed by Neanderthals throwing wooden javelins, the angle of the injury shows the lion was lying on its side when the killing blow came.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023

Scaffolding supports large depictions of hands, as well as javelins “which go through the hands like a needle at giant scale, representing acupuncture pressure points,” Tajima said.

From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022

You will still zoom out after your javelins, but you will do so in a lackadaisical manner, and, eventually, people will start to notice.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2021

A few dracaenae threw flaming javelins at me.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan