Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down118
arrow-up1285arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoJavelin needs to be safe and stick within a reasonable field size to be an Olympic event. If runners were so fast they were tearing up the track and tossing debris into the audience, we would slow them down.
Javelin needs to be safe and stick within a reasonable field size to be an Olympic event. If runners were so fast they were tearing up the track and tossing debris into the audience, we would slow them down.