Question

Name the different kinds of throws and explain briefly the game of shot put.

Answer 1

Track and field

Discus throw (Olympic sport)

Hammer throw (Olympic sport)

Javelin throw (Olympic sport)

Shot put (Olympic sport)

Weight throw (former Olympic sport)

Throws pentathlon – a combined track and field event comprising the above five events

Club throw (Paralympics)

Frisbee

Dwarf-tossing

Keg-tossing

Mobile phone throwing

Sheaf toss

Softball throw

Stone put

Steinstossen

The shot put (pronounced /ˈʃɒt pʊt/) is a track and field event involving "putting" (pushing rather than throwing) a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948.