PARIS--Haruka Kitaguchi won the women's javelin on Saturday with her first throw of 65.80 metres to earn Japan's first gold medal in the event. South Africa's Jo-Ane van Dyk and Czech Republic's ...

Each of the 12 women competing in the women’s javelin final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Friday had up to six potential attempts to get the furthest throw. China’s Liu Shiying, evidently, only ...

Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra secures historic Silver in Javelin throw, joins elite group of Indian Athletes with multiple medals. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem takes Gold with a 92.97 meters ...

BUDAPEST--Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan won World Championships javelin gold with her last throw of 66.73 meters on Friday, breaking the heart of Colombia’s Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado who had been on ...

Similarly, in the U-14 girls javelin event, Minakshi scrapped the old national record with a 41.84 m throw. The earlier NR was in the name of Dhriti Anand (36.50m) in the year 2024.