Discus Throw is one among the most interesting events in track and field sports. It has been widely accepted and lots of countries participate in the event with a lot of pride in the holy Olympics. And when I say track and field sports it is a generalized statement and event which involves the track are track events. They include varying meters dash or race, hurdles and relay. Events which don’t involve a track and has a separate field for it to be conducted are field events. They include long jump, high jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, weight lifting, gymnastics, archery, shooting etc.

Discus Rules:

The Discus: The discus body can be made out of wood or other suitable material. It should have a circular edge along with a metal rim and it could be solid or hollow. It should have a diameter of 22 cms for men and 18 cms for women. It should weigh not above 2kgs for men and 1 kg for women respectively. The finishing of the discus should be circular and smooth although it can have identical edges on both the sides.

The Cage: The cage should be prepared and enclosed in such a way that it should be able to arrest the flight of the discus. Besides, there should be no threat to the athlete due to ricocheting or rebounding who stands inside the cage to attempt his throw. The shape of the cage must be a ‘U’. The width of the mouth of the cage should be 6 meters while in front of the middle of the throwing circle it should be 7 meters. There has to be netting around the cage to avoid the discus from attacking the audience.

The Throw: The athlete has to stand inside the throwing circle which has a diameter of about 2.5 meters to perform his/her throw, and while they attempt the throw, if they overstep it, the throw is considered as a foul and it will be discounted. The athletes are not supposed to touch the top of the metal rim; however, they can touch the inner part of the rim while attempting their throw. Besides, the athlete can step out of the throwing circle only after the discus has landed after his throwing attempt. There is a landing area and if the discus lands out of it, it is considered as a foul. There are about 8 chances given to each athlete in this event and the best one out of the 8 attempts is recorded as final score.

The art of throwing the discus is not as easy as it sounds. It requires good amount of practice regularly. You ought to practice with all the necessary athletic equipments to practice the art of throwing and master it at the same time. There are varieties of discus available in the market meant for different usage. You have club discus, grand prix discus, ultimate discus, prestige discus, training discus, target discus, amazer discus, premium discus, rubber discus etc. Check them out online as there are several websites promoting and selling them.