Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square37fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: til@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: til@lemmy.world
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoiirc, they also moved the center of gravity so it couldn’t fly as far
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoPeople are too fast these days, I vote for Olympic runners having to wear weights
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month 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.
iirc, they also moved the center of gravity so it couldn’t fly as far
People are too fast these days, I vote for Olympic runners having to wear weights
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.