discus
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Mills won five Commonwealth Games medals, including discus gold in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1966.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Mills, who competed in shot putt and discus at four Olympic Games, later served as mayor of Auckland.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
She is now in high school and focuses on the shot-put and discus events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
West Virginia says last spring “B.P.J. bumped female competitors out of the state tournament, then placed third in the State in discus and eighth in shot put.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
We talk about her events, and I kid her a little about her discus release.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
He took up throwing as a freshman when his cousin brought him some rubber discuses and started to teach him the fundamentals.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2022
Shareese Churchill, a spokeswoman for Hogan, says the shows “a blatant disregard for victims’ rights,” as the nation discuses protecting and empowering victims of sexual assault and harassment.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2018
The little cars, powered by a remote control, deliver the javelins, hammers and discuses that athletes have thrown on to the grass back to the event officials.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2012
Allegations of host-country cheating ran rampant: English officials tampered with the marathon finish; the discuses weren’t regulation weight; the British tug-of-war team gained an advantage with their metal-rimmed boots.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2012
Anise-sprinkled loaves alternated with great cheeses heavier than discuses, crateras filled with wine, and cantharuses filled with water, together with baskets of gold filigree-work containing flowers.
From Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert
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