javelin

The Venezuelans practically turned the art of the bat flip into a javelin toss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

Betts kept an open mind when he first learned of teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s unique workout routine, which includes javelin throwing, yoga, and working with personal trainer Osamu Yada.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

Covering the men's javelin F46 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, I noticed Guillermo Varona Gonzalez with a different pre-throw routine than most.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025

His javelin slammed into the earth where Artemis had been a split second before, and a fissure opened in the rocks.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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

I picked my way through the wreckage, high-stepping javelins of wood and planks studded with rusting nails.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs