the discus

noun

: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a discus (a heavy flat round object) farther than everyone else
winner of the discus

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Massey became the first county girl to win the discus at the CIF State championships since El Toro’s Hilary Fraser in 2007 by throwing 163 feet and 9 inches. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 June 2025 Senior Tyrell Cunningham was the runner-up in the discus. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025 However, the meet came down to the discus relay for North Andover. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025 Oceanside junior Jayden Gibbs won the shot put at 52-6 and the discus with a throw of 159-7.Mission Bay also had a section champion in the boys’ 100-meter dash, where senior Elliot Getz leaned into the tape in 10.37 seconds, a personal best and the seventh-fastest 100 time in the state this year. Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the discus

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“The discus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20discus. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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