1. a heavy disk thrown as far as possible in a track and field event
2. the track and field event in which a discus is thrown

Examples

• The athlete spun around three times before releasing the discus.
• She won the gold medal in discus at the Olympics.
• The discus weighs 2 kilograms for men’s competition.
• He practiced discus throwing every day after school.
• The discus landed 65 meters from the throwing circle.
• Discus is one of the oldest Olympic events.
• She holds the school record in discus.