The Official weight of a female discus is 1.0 Kilograms or about 2.2 pounds for high school, college, and international compitions
A standard college discus weighs 2 kilograms (approximately 4.4 pounds) for men's competitions and 1 kilogram (approximately 2.2 pounds) for women's competitions. The weight and size of the discus vary depending on the level of competition and the age group of the athletes.
Yes. Since discus throwing for women was allowed as an Olympic sport (back in 1928) the weight of a discus for women of all ages has remained fixed at 1 kg. The rules go on to say that for women still active above the age of 75 (!) a discus is allowed of .75 kg.
Men's discus throw debuted at the 1896 Games in Athens and women's discus throw debuted at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
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The men's high school discus is 1.616 Kilograms, (usually displayed on the top center of discus as just 1.6K or 1.61K). This is roughly, but not exactly 3.8 pounds
The diameter is 8 feet, circumference 25.12, area 50.24
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The discus is the same weight in the Commonwealth Games as any other competition. The discus, the object to be thrown, is a heavy lenticular disc with a diameter of 220 mm (8.66 inches) and a weight of 2 kilograms (4 lb 7 oz) for the men's event, and a diameter of 181 mm (7.17 inches) and a weight of one kg (2 lb 3 oz) for the women's event
the Discus is heavier at 2Kgs for men and and 1kg for women. Javelin weights are 800 grams at least for men and 600 grams at least for women
girls will alway throw the same size discus no matter how old 1 kilogram or 2.2 pounds
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