Javelin throw at the Olympics - Wikipedia
The men's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1908, being the last of the current throwing events to feature at the Olympics after the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw.
Javelin throw history: Know the sport’s evolution - Olympics.com
Jul 11, 2022 · Hunters used the skill of throwing a long stick with a spear at one end to kill animals while soldiers deployed it as a weapon in warfare. In modern times, the javelin throw helps win sporting honours. Here’s how the practice of hurling spears went from a …
Neeraj Chopra wins silver medal at Paris 2024 Olympics javelin …
Aug 8, 2024 · India’s Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in the Paris 2024 Olympics javelin throw final after Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem broke the Olympic record for gold. Know how it as it happened.
Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 6 and 8 August 2024. This is the 27th time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics since its introduction in 1908.
Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin ... - CNN
Aug 9, 2024 · Pakistan partied late into the night after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won the country’s first ever Olympic track and field medal with a Games record throw of 92.97 meters to take gold in...
Olympic Schedule & Results - Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw
Official competition schedule and live results for Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw at the Paris 2024 Olympics (Jul 26-Aug 11, 2024)
Javelin Throw - World Athletics
The javelin is a track and field event where athletes compete to throw a javelin, a long spear-like object with a metal head, the farthest distance. Javelin throw is an event that takes place at the World Athletics Championships and the Olympic Games. The men’s javelin was redesigned in 1986 to prevent the high number of flat landings (when ...
Arshad Nadeem's javelin catapults Pakistan to Olympic gold …
Aug 8, 2024 · Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem out-threw the field to end up with an Olympic record and the men's javelin throw gold at the Paris Olympics.
Nadeem sets Olympic and Asian record to win javelin gold in Paris
Aug 8, 2024 · Like Zeus with a spear of lightning, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem cracked open the men’s javelin competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with one mighty blow, leaving his competitors shaken on Thursday (8).
Kitaguchi lands second global javelin title with Olympic gold in …
Aug 10, 2024 · World champion Haruka Kitaguchi added the Olympic title to her medal collection by winning the women’s javelin at the Paris 2024 Games on Saturday (10). In so doing, she won Japan’s only athletics gold of these Games.