FIELD

EVENTS
THROWING
EVENTS
• Throwing sports, or throwing games,
are physical, human competitions
where the outcome is measured by a
player's ability to throw an object.
• Held inside an open field right at the
center of the running track.
• Composed of 4 major games:
• DISCUS THROW
• JAVELIN THROW
• SHOT PUT
• HAMMER THROW
DISCUS THROW
How it works
• Athletes throw a metal disc weighing 2kg for
men, 1kg for women, that is 22cm in diameter
for men, and 18cm for women, as far as
possible while remaining inside a 2.5-metre
diameter circle.
• The thrower typically takes one-and-a-half
spins before releasing the discus. Athletes will
commonly throw four or six times per
competition. In the event of a tie, the winner will
be the athlete with the next-best effort.
THE FIELD
THE CAGE
HOLDING THE DISCUS
DISCUS THROWING MOVEMENT (BEGINNER)
 RULES AND REGULATIONS
DISCUS THROW
FOUL THROWS: NOT MEASURED

1. The competitor, after stepping into the circle, fails to pause before starting the throw, or touches the
circle, not including the inner face when a marking band is used or touches the ground outside it with any
part of his/her body before the throw is marked.
2. If the competitor, after the throw, leaves the throwing circle before the discus touches the landing sector.
3. If the competitor drops the discus outside the circle after entering the circle.
4. If the discus lands on or outside the sector line.
5. If the competitor fails to initiate within one minute after being called.

THROWING AIDS:

Taping of any part of the throwing hand or fingers shall not be permitted unless there is an open cut or
wound that must be protected by tape. Taping of the wrist is allowed. Gloves are not permitted; however
support belts may be worn. Chalk and similar substances are allowed.
JAVELIN THROW
How it works?
• Using one arm, a metal-tipped javelin is thrown as far as
possible. The athlete must hold the javelin by its corded
grip with his or her little finger closest to the tip of the
implement.
• The men’s javelin must weigh at least 800g and be
2.6m-2.7m long while the women’s javelin must weigh
600g and be 2.2m-2.3m long.
THE FIELD
The minimum length of RUNWAY is 30m and maximum of
36.5m. It is marked by two parallel white lines 5 cm wide and 4
meters apart.
HOLDING THE JAVELIN
JAVELIN THROWING MOVEMENT (BEGINNER)
 RULES AND REGULATIONS
JAVELIN THROW
FOUL THROWS

1. The athlete fails to exit the runway, under control, behind the foul line arc, and sector line,
after the javelin has landed.
2. The competitor makes a 360 degree turn before the javelin is in flight.
3. The competitor uses a delivery other than an overarm above the shoulder motion of the
throwing arm.
4. The competitor touches on or over either the runway lines, or on or over the scratch line arc
with any part of the body before the throw is marked.
5. The javelin lands on or outside the sector lines.
6. The competitor fails to complete a throw within one minute after being called.
 RULES AND REGULATIONS
GENERAL

1. No tape, unless to cover an open would.

2. No gloves may be worn
3. A support belt may be worn.
4. Break ties with the next best performance.
5. All throws must be measured.
6. Competitors with be credited with the best of all throws
7. If the javelin breaks in the air, it shall count as a trial.
SHOT PUT
How it works
• The shot, a metal ball (7.26kg/16lb for men, 4kg/8.8lb
for women), is put – not thrown – with one hand. The
aim is to put it as far as possible from a seven-foot
diameter (2.135m) circle that has a curved 10-
centimetre high toe-board at the front.
• Athletes will commonly throw four or six times per
competition. In the event of a tie, the winner will be the
athlete with the next-best effort.
THE FIELD
HOLDING
THE SHOT

1. The shot needs to be held on

all four fingers.
2. The bridge of the palm should
support the implement.
3. The thumb should provide a
brace point to hold the shot
in position.
4. Have tension applied from
the shoulder and elbow joint
into the hand!
SHOT PUT THROWING MOVEMENT (BEGINNER)
 RULES AND REGULATIONS
SHOT PUT
LEGAL PUT: Shall be made from with the circle and shall land within the prescribed sector. A legal shot
shall be made from the shoulder, with one hand only, so that during the attempt, the shot does not drop
behind or below the shoulder. No harness or mechanical device attached to the hand or arm shall be used.
(For indoor meets only, a shot consisting of a shell of rubber or plastic center filled with lead pellets may be
used.)

FOUL PUTS: NOT MEASURED

1. The competitor, after stepping into the circle fail to pause before starting the put, or touches the circle, not
including the inner face of the stop board or band, if one is used, the ground outside the circle, the top or
end of the stop board with any portion of their body before the throw is marked.
2. If the competitor, after the throw, leaves the throwing circle before the shot touches the landing sector.
3. The shot lands on or outside the sector line.
4. The competitor drops the shot outside the circle, after entering the circle.
5. The competitor fails to complete his/her attempt within one minute, after being called.
HAMMER THROW
• Athletes throw a metal ball (16lb/7.26kg for men,
4kg/8.8lb for women) for distance that’s
attached to a grip by a steel wire no longer than
1.22m while remaining inside a seven-foot
(2.135m) diameter circle.
• In order for the throw to be measured, the ball
must land inside a marked 35-degree sector and
the athlete must not leave the circle before it
has landed, and then only from the rear half of
the circle.
• The thrower usually makes three or four spins
before releasing the ball. Athletes will commonly
throw four or six times per competition. In the
event of a tie, the winner will be the athlete with
the next-best effort.
THE FIELD
THE CAGE
 RULES AND REGULATIONS
HAMMER THROW
1. Before the starting of preliminary swinging, an athlete is allowed to put the head of hammer
either inside or outside the circle.
2. It is not a foul if before the starting of preliminary swing, the thrower puts his hammer on ground
but if after preliminary swing, the head of the hammer touches ground or the hammer is dropped
by the athlete, then it will be counted as a foul.
3. While being in the air, if the hammer breaks then it will not be counted as foul, provided the
athlete has played under correct rules and regulations.
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