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Discus Throw for Women at Olympics: Discus throwing is one of the ancient games contested since the historical days. The practice of discus throwing dates back to the 5 th century B.C. It has been included in the athletics program of major competitions. During the discus throw competition, the athletes have to throw a lens shaped disc made from heavy metal with the border covered with rubber, wood, plastic or metal. The athletes competing in the discus throw event have to work hard to acquire the throwing technique. Women competed in the discus throwing event for the first time in1914. At that time, the weight of the disc was 1.25 kilogram. Later, the standard weight of the disc thrown was fixed to 1 kilogram.

Discus Throw for Women in Summer Olympics: Discus throwing event was included in the women's athletics program at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games. After the 1928 Games, the event has been contested regularly during the Olympic athletics competition.

Rules for Discus Throw for Women at Olympics: The International Association of Athletics Federations or IAAF is authorized to set rules, which should be followed during the track and field athletics competitions. The rules important for the discus throw event at the international competitions are-

The IAAF has specified the weight of the disc used in the discus throw event.

The distance covered by the disc is the distance from the border of the circle to the point on the landing area, where the disc touched the ground.

An athlete is not permitted to leave the circle until the disc thrown by her has touched the ground in the landing area. She is also not allowed to exit without the consent of the judge.

Each athlete is given eight chances to throw the disc. The best throw is recorded to determine the winner of the event.

To break the tie between two athletes, the second best throw of the athletes are evaluated.

Medal Winners in the Discus Throw for Women at Olympics: Martina Hellmann, Gisela Beyer, Tsvetanka Khristova, Galina Savinkova, Irina Meszynski, Daniela Costian, Diana Sachse-Gansky, Ilke Wyludda, Zdenka Silhava, Gabriele Reinsch, Natalya Sadova, Ellina Zvereva, Maritza Marten, Ria Stalman, Evelin Schlaak, Faina Melnik, Lia Manoliu, Tamara Press, Nina Romashkova, Olga Fikotova, Micheline Ostermeyer, Gisela Mauermayer, Lillian Copeland and Halina Konopacka are some of the leading athletes in the domain of the discus throwing event at the international level.

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Rio Olympic Updates 2016

USA earns third straight gold in basketball

Team USA defeated team Serbia to win its third straight basketball gold medal in Men’s Basketball tournament. The winning team’s coach Mike Krzyzewski was utmost delighted with his team’s victory on the final day of Rio 2016 Olympic Games. USA won by a 19-15 lead and this is their 25^th straight victory at the Olympic Games in addition to the 15^th straight victory in the basketball tournament.

Mo Farah wins 5000 m gold; Caster Semenya wins gold in women's 800m

Mo Farah of Great Britain has bagged the gold by winning the 5000 meters final and completed the double double. According to media reports, with this victory Farah has become the second man in the history of Olympics to be able to successfully defend his 5000 and 10000 Olympic championships. His victory is being hailed on Twitter with some calling him the greatest long distance runner of all time. Meanwhile, the silver medal has gone to Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo and Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia has bagged the bronze.

In the women's event, Caster Semenya of South Africa won the Olympic gold in the 800m. She won in one minute 55.28 seconds. Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi won the silver medal and Kenya's Margaret Nyairera Wambui bagged the bronze.

Chen Long Earns Gold in Men's Badminton in Olympics 2016

Chen Long of China has taken gold medal in the Rio Olympics 2016 after defeating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, who has won a silver in men’s badminton today. Lee was facing pressure not to lose the match. He beat Lin Dan of China in the semi-final. Lee and Lin, both are considered to be the best players of their time. With Lee’s defeat, Malaysia has missed out the chance of getting an Olympic gold medal.

Italy Reaches Rio 2016 Men's Volleyball Final

Italy came up with a win and is heading to men's volleyball final against Brazil, after defeating USA. The US men's volleyball team tried all their survival skills, but could not stand in front of Italy. The winning team's thriller was 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9. After it was over, US coach John Speraw said that the team was not skilled enough and they did not execute on some of the opportunities, which Italy flawlessly did

French boxer Mossely wins gold on her birthday

French boxer Estelle Mossely celebrated her 24^th birthday by winning a gold medal in Women’s lightweight boxing championship. She defeated China’s Yin Junhua after the end of four rounds that had the two defending champions leveled on the scorecards of three judges. The bronze medals were earned by Mira Potkonen of Finland and Anastasia Beliakova of Russia.