PARIS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Lithuania's world record-holder Mykolas Alekna showed he is the man to beat in the men's discus at the Paris Olympics after his leading throw in Monday's preliminary round.

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. EUGENE, Ore. — Valarie Allman’s gold medal was secured. Her spot in Paris was never really in question. Whatever suspense existed in the ...

April 15 (Reuters) - Performance-enhancing drugs have long been the scourge of athletics field events but now some observers are claiming "weather doping" was behind a slew of discus records at a ...

EUGENE, ORE. - On Thursday, Madeleine Fey of the Kansas Track & Field Team, won the USATF U20 National Championship in the Women's Discus. "Maddie did a great job of staying focused and competing," ...

Mansfield native Joseph Brown competes in the men's discus throw final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. George Walker IV / AP With hair ...

The national governing body for athletics in Great Britain has pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter after the death of a Paralympian in London. UK Athletics admitted the charge after UAE ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Jamaican discus thrower Jason Morgan has lost his appeal over being excluded from their Olympics team despite having reached the qualifying standard, the top sport ...

Abdullah Hayayei, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was preparing to represent his country in the F34 class discus, javelin and shot put.