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- Javelin throw is a worldwide sport.
- It is a throwing event in which athletes throw a metal-tipped javelin as far as possible.
- This is a sport that requires a lot of strength, focus, coordination precision and timing.
- The men’s javelin must weigh at least 800g and be 2.6m-2.7m long while the women’s javelin must weigh 600g and be 2.2m-2.3m long.
- Czech Republic’s Jan Zelezny holds the men’s javelin throw world record with 98.48m.
- Barbora Špotáková holds the women’s world record at 72.28 m.
- The javelin throw has been a part of the Olympics since 1908 as a men’s event.
- Javelin throw as a sport can be traced back to the times of Ancient Greece.
- Javelin allows the competitor to build speed over a considerable distance.
- The inventor of the modern javelin throwing technique is Eric Lemming from Sweden
