Over the past decade, youth hammer throwing in America has grown tremendously. What was once a solid core of top throwers in Rhode Island has grown to a community of elite throwers from coast to coast. Participation numbers have more than doubled, di...

One of the greatest friends of the hammer throw died on on Wednesday. Harold Connolly had accomplished so much in his long life that no obituary could possible list it all. Most recently, his work has led to a resurgence in American hammer throwing. In...

I've been meaning to post about this for a while, but former UCLA All-American hammer thrower Cari Soong has started a blog with news and updates about high school hammer in Oregon.  Click here to view the blog. In the first month, the site has al...

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With the decision of the new IAAF Diamond League to not include the hammer throw in its line-up, the hammer throw was immediately excluded from being part of the world's best one day meetings. Meets like the adidas Grand Prix, the Doha Diamond League m...

For throwers in the New York area, there will be some great clinics coming up on June 19th and June 25th in Westpoint, New York. The all day clinics will feature discus coaching by Knut Hjeltnes, a three-time Olympian and current throws coach at the U...