It is an event in track and field competition, in which a participant throws a heavy disc called a discus. In an attempt to spot a beyond distance than his or her competitors. The first Olympics held in 776 B.C, discus throwing was a part of it. Earlier disc were made up of iron and unwrought bronze and was awarded to the winner. The Greek poet homer made references to discus throwing in the 8th century. Sculptor Myron shaped a statue of a discus thrower Discobolus in 5th century. Chacarani, a lethal disc weapon used by Indian soldiers in 15th century. The men's discus throw was one of two throwing events in summer Olympics held in 1896.

In 1928 the Olympic program added women's competition in games, though they had been challenging at some national and regional levels earlier. When Poland's Halina Konopacka set a world record during an Olympic Games was the only discus thrower to achieve the title.

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