Aug 6, 2024; Paris Saint-Denis, France; Valarie Allman (USA) celebrates her gold medal in women’s discus throw during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: Andrew ...

Power and athleticism combined with a graceful elegance, as good as gold: that's how best to describe the great U.S. Olympic discus thrower Valarie Allman. She has been one of the brightest stars on ...

16-year-old Carter Rivet of Alexandria, Louisiana, won two gold medals at the AAU Junior Olympics Track & Field competition. Rivet dominated the discus throw, winning by over 30 feet and nearly ...

East Alton-Wood River grad and Olympian Jayden Ulrich, a senior at Louisville, has been named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week. EA-WR grad Jayden Ulrich, who competed in the women's discus ...

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Valarie Allman has begun a new chapter in her life. The Team USA star married her long-time coach and partner, Zeb Sio.

Valarie Allman, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, still is searching for her first win at the World Athletics Championships, and she took another step toward achieving that goal with a victory Sunday ...

On June 6, 1986, Juergen Schult set the world discus record at a meet in East Germany, reaching 74.08 meters. Nearly three months later, Yuriy Sedykh did the same for the hammer throw, setting the new ...

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Is athletics sexist?

The greatest competitor ever to compete in the discus, Al Oerter participated in four Olympics, always as the underdog, and always came out the winner. Each time, he set an Olympic record in the event ...