javelin
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“My goal was to for the gold first, then the mark,” said Massey, who will continue throwing at Oregon and may even compete in hammer and javelin.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
The Venezuelans practically turned the art of the bat flip into a javelin toss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Look no further than shortstop Mookie Betts this week lauding the effects of throwing a javelin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Brits was a world champion javelin thrower in her youth before a road accident curtailed that career.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
I closed my eyes as the gladiator giant thrust his javelin.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Their makers carefully selected the wood and shaped the spears to achieve a balance suitable for throwing, much like modern javelins.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Perhaps harassed by Neanderthals throwing wooden javelins, the angle of the injury shows the lion was lying on its side when the killing blow came.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
Scaffolding supports large depictions of hands, as well as javelins “which go through the hands like a needle at giant scale, representing acupuncture pressure points,” Tajima said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
These were supposed to be “the most innovative Games in history” — robots greeting spectators and helping retrieve javelins; augmented reality projected over lanes at swimming; 5G-enabled multi-angle viewing along the golf course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
I pulled her back as a wave of javelins sailed over our heads.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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