US Jarred Rome competes in the men’s discus throw qualifying event of the 2009 IAAF Athletics World Championships on August 18, 2009 in Berlin. Rome qualified for the next round. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN ...
The throwing events —shot put, discus, hammer, javelin—are old. Really, really old. In this year’s games, athletes threw the shot in Olympia, on the same site where athletes tested their strength ...