Javelin Throw

Javelin Throw is a track & field (throwing) athletics event in which athletes try to throw a spear called "javelin" farther from the opponents to win the competition. The javelin weighs around 800g and is 2.6-2.7m long for men and for women it is 2.2-2.3m long and weighs around 600g. The sport was evolved from the everyday use of the spear for hunting purposes. It was widely practiced in the Ancient Greece and became a part of the pentathlon of the Ancient Olympics in 708BC. The rules and the javelin continued to evolve over the decades and the sport became a part of the modern Olympics since 1908 for men and 1932 for women.