Actuall, You throw it like a frisbee, and you want to see how far you can throw it, whiping it may just slice the throw
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The answer depends on which way the athlete rotates- if he is left handed, then the discus will spin counterclockwise. It will spin this way because the athlete must flick his wrist and spin the disc off his fingers when he releases the disc. If the athlete is right handed, then the disc will rotate clockwise for the same reason.
The same motion a ball would do on earth. Theoretically, it would go much further on the moon, but the astronauts who threw things on the moon were restricted by their pressure suits. They couldn't reach back and throw anything. They had to fling it like a discus. Had they been able to throw overhanded, it would have gone a lot further.
A discus has a diameter of 219-221 mm (8.66 inches) for the men's event and diameter of 180-182 mm (7.17 inches) for the women's event.
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The history of the discus throw can be found in the book Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. Lessons on how to throw a discus can be found in books such as "Teach Yourself Discus Throw."
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Men's discus throw debuted at the 1896 Games in Athens and women's discus throw debuted at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
The women's world record for the discus throw is held by Gabriele Reinsch of Germany with a throw of 76.80 meters in 1988.73.83The
Yes, Discus Throw is part of field event.
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The sport of the discus throw dates back to the ancient Greeks and the first Olympics circa 776BC.
The average NFL QB's discus throw is around 230 feet (70 meters)
discus originated from warriors seeing who could throw their sheilds further
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