But when you see a youth throw the discus with splendid strength, do you praise the discus, or the thrower?

Here was an Aphrodite shielding herself after bathing, here an athlete, bending, straining to throw the discus, there a fleet-footed Mercury, heels aloft.

These were, running, leaping, boxing, wrestling, and throwing the discus or quoit.

The game is remotely similar to the ancient Greek game of throwing the discus.

They diverted themselves in the palace of Odysseus by throwing the discus and javelin.

Bruce throws the discus and shot put right handed.

The most important exercises, however, were running, walking, throwing the discus, jumping, wrestling, boxing, and dancing.

In their gymnasium the statues are all pleading causes, in their forum, throwing the discus, running, or playing ball.

Statues surrounded the hurriedly erected palaestra where the Ephebi every morning practised their nude, anointed bodies in racing, wrestling, and throwing the discus.

Maguire is presented with the House award, throwing the discus and is beaten in the 400m race- by his biggest rival at the time.

Before supper the Romans bathed themselves, and took various kinds of exercise, such as tennis, throwing the discus or quoit, riding, running, leaping, &c.

"Perhaps," the athlete said, "he bought this left-handed catapult thinking he might throw the discus farther than I can throw it."