Track and field sports: discus, hammer throw, javelin and shot put In the discus the athlete stands inside a throwing circle, turns around one and a half times and throws the discus as far as he or she can. A discus is a round plate made of wood and metal. Discus was an event in the ancient Olympic Games. In the hammer throw the athlete stands inside a throwing circle, swings the hammer and at the same time spins his or her body before throwing the hammer as far as he or she can. The hammer is a metal ball on a steel wire with a handle. Women competed in the hammer throw for the first time at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. In the javelin, athletes sprint down a runway holding a javelin then throw the javelin from over their shoulder. At the end of the runway there is a line and the judge measures the distance from this line to where the javelin lands. A javelin is a spear nearly 3 metres long with a steel tip. In shot put the athlete stands inside a circle, holding the shot and resting it against his or her shoulder. Then the athlete hops, crouches and then jumps up and pushes the shot into the air. The judge measures the distance from the circle to where the shot lands. A shot is a metal ball. Read more about these sports at http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=AT Acknowledge this source in your bibliography like this: Thomas & Sydenham, Track and Field -Throwing Events. [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2008) Links to some other kidcyber sports  Archery Australian Rules Football Badminton Baseball Basketball Biathlon Bobsleigh Boxing CanoeKayak Fencing Gymnastics Ice hockey Judo Snowboarding Speedskating Tennis Track & Field:throwing events Volleyball Weighlifting Back to Olympics index Back to Sports © 2008 www.kidcyber.com.au