2. Introduction: Throwing events
THE FOUR STANDARD THROWING EVENTS — SHOT PUT,
DISCUS, HAMMER, AND JAVELIN — ALL INVOLVE THE USE
OF IMPLEMENTS OF VARIOUS WEIGHTS AND SHAPES THAT
ARE HURLED FOR DISTANCE.
3. SHOT-PUT
The shot, a metal ball (7.26kg/16lb for men, 4kg/8.8lb
for women), is put – not thrown – with one hand. The
aim is to put it as far as possible from a seven-foot
diameter (2.135m) circle that has a curved 10-
centimetre high toe-board at the front.
6. JAVELIN THROW
Using one arm, a metal-tipped javelin is thrown as far as
possible. The athlete must hold the javelin by its corded
grip with his or her little finger closest to the tip of the
implement.
The men’s javelin must weigh at least 800g and be 2.6m-
2.7m long while the women’s javelin must weigh 600g and
be 2.2m-2.3m long.
9. IMAGE IS FOR RIGHT HANDER
CHECK ON RIGHT FOOT STEP
STEP 1 : ON LEFT FOOT STEP
STEP 2 : LONG CROSS RIGHT FOOT
STEP (LIKE FINAL DELIVERY JUMP)
STEP 3 : BLOCK ON LEFT FOOT STEP & THROW