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Meanings of discus throw in English

Russian
метание диска
Portuguese
lançamento de disco
Spanish
lanzamiento de disco
Catalan
llançament de disc
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Event in track and field athletics.

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        Examples for "discus"
        1
        If you don't have a Frisbee, use paper plates for a discus.
        Independent.ie
        2
        Meanwhile Samoa's Alex Rose is in action tonight in the men's discus.
        Radio NZ
        3
        Next came discus throwing, an event that needed both strength and grace.
        The Memoirs of Cleopatra
        4
        Each one snapped away from the hovering stack, like a thrown discus.
        Vigorish
        5
        Fred was teaching her to throw a heavy stone like a discus.
        The Song of the Lark
        Usage of discus throw in English
        1
        The key to a winning discus throw is therefore maximizing lift.
        Reuters
        2
        The miraculous thing about Eaton's world record was that his discus throw and his shot put were dismal.
        The Guardian
        3
        Halfway through the second day of the decathlon, I was munching some sweets to keep my energy up during the discus throw.
        The Guardian
        4
        Even after he learned of Trav's death, he preferred to think of his friend alive, as he looked when training for the discus throw.
        The new yorker
        5
        Lithuania's Olympic hopeful athlete Virgilijus Alekna competes at a discus throw event in Kaunas in this picture taken June 8, 2008.
        Reuters
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        Jamaica's Allison Randall competes during her women's discus throw Group A qualification at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 3, 2012.
        Reuters
        7
        Next came discus throwing, an event that needed both strength and grace.
        The Memoirs of Cleopatra
        8
        Instead of discus throwing there would be mobile phone throwing.
        Reuters
        9
        I also took first place in the half-mile run, shot put, discus throwing, and something else.
        The Life of Me: An Autobiography