Performance-enhancing drugs have long been the scourge of athletics field events but now some observers are claiming “weather doping” was behind a slew of discus records at a meeting in the United ...

Between disbelief and indignation at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, commentators referrenced the notion that sparked a heated sports debate right after a new world record was set in ...

Silver medalist Mykolas Alekna, of Lithuania, celebrates during a medal ceremony for the discus throw at the World Athletics Championships, July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File ...

On June 6, 1986, Juergen Schult set the world discus record at a meet in East Germany, reaching 74.08 meters. Nearly three months later, Yuriy Sedykh did the same for the hammer throw, setting the new ...