Discus Throw

It is an event in track and field competition, in which a participant throws a heavy disc called a discus. In an attempt to spot a beyond distance than his or her competitors. The first Olympics held in 776 B.C, discus throwing was a part of it. Earlier disc were made up of iron and unwrought bronze and was awarded to the winner. The Greek poet homer made references to discus throwing in the 8th century. Sculptor Myron shaped a statue of a discus thrower Discobolus in 5th century. Chacarani, a lethal disc weapon used by Indian soldiers in 15th century. The men's discus throw was one of two throwing events in summer Olympics held in 1896.
In 1928 the Olympic program added women's competition in games, though they had been challenging at some national and regional levels earlier. When Poland's Halina Konopacka set a world record during an Olympic Games was the only discus thrower to achieve the title.
Olympic competitions have often proved electrifying, it's the only track and field sport in which a men's world record has never been set during an Olympic Games. The countries proven strong in discus throwing are Finland, Russia and Germany. It is a routine part of most existing track and field meets at all levels and is a sport which is particularly iconic of the Olympic Games.
It is the object to be thrown, is a heavy lenticular disc with a weight of 2 kilograms and a diameter of 220 mm (8.66 inches) for the men's event, and weight of one kg and a diameter of 181 mm (7.17 inches) for the women's event. The discus throw can be practiced after coming to an age group of eleven. The discus sides are usually made up of plastic, wood, rubber while it is very difficult to throw.
A discuss which is made in solid rubber is usually cheaper, durable and easy to learn. It must land in the landing zone in an area of 35 degree arc marked. The participant must not cross the bordered lines till the discus lands on the ground and must wait for a judge to give an exit instruction.
The measurement is measured from the front edging of the circle to the point where the discus has landed, and distances are rounded down to the nearest centimeter or half-inch. The participant's best throw from the owed number of throws, on a average is three to six, is recorded, and the participant who lawfully throws the discus to the farthest is declared the winner. Ties are wrecked by determining which participant has the longer second-best throw. Youthful athletes throw a lighter discus but the rules for discus, as with the other throwing events, are comparatively uniform, from the lowest levels to the Olympic Games.