Men throw a discus that weighs 2kg (4.4lbs).
Women use a 1 kg (2.2lbs) discus.
Javlins, spears, balls, discus,
Waterpolo, baseball, football, discus, basketball...
Discus throwing, hammer throwing, shot-putting, Greco-Roman wrestling and Sumo wrestling.
Quite heavy just not as heavy as the olympic one.Answer:The Olympic discus masses 2 kg for men and 1 kg or women. Sports suppliers have these weights and intermediate weights as well. Because of the ergonomic aspects of the sport a discus weight must be adapted to the strength of the athlete (too heavy a discuss can cause damage to the rotator cuff an shoulder), Non-adults would likely use the lighter 1 kg weight.
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Some of the rules and regulations of the discus throw are the thrower must stay inside of the throwing circle and the thrower may use chalk but no tape on hands or fingers. Also, the thrower has to wait until the discus has hit the ground to leave the circle and must exit from the back part of the circle.
Air and Ice Hockey use circular pucks. Discus Throw (obviously) uses a Discus. Relay Races pass a cyllindrical baton. Clay Shooting shoots at clay discuses. Disc Golf is another sport. I'm sure there are others, but there are a few examples.
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Yes, one can improvise a disc golf disc and use it for ultimate.
You just use the regular disc
A wide range of materials are used to make athletic discus. Generally a metal rim and a metal core is used to gain the weight. The main materials in use are :Plastic DiscusAluminum DiscusWooden DiscusRubber Discus
Mostly they raced chariots or threw a discus. Chariot events have been gone from the Olympics but we still use the discus event.