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discus

[dis-kuhs] / ˈdɪs kəs /


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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

Lawrence Okoye was third in the men's discus with a best throw of 67.24m, while Samuel Khogali leapt 7.19m for seventh in the men's long jump.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

Lithuanian Mikolas Alekna took the discus at 232-10.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

From two to four o'clock they were back in class, and afterward, they went to the gymnasium or sports field, where they practiced gymnastics, football, boxing, discus and hand-grenade throwing, and wrestling.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple