Is it just me or is this little blurb from the Daily Pennsylvanian odd. (linked on front page)
Are there any experimental/illegal javelin throwing techniques (a la flip long jumping) that are actually beneficial?
Athletes must throw the javelin overhand, never at a side-arm or submarine-style angle like the discus. They are also prohibited from turning around and facing away from the target. There are no spins, just a 30-meter runway that the athlete can only leave after the javelin lands. And it must land within a wedge of land 29 degrees wide, extending out from the end of the runway; anything else results in disqualification.
Are there any experimental/illegal javelin throwing techniques (a la flip long jumping) that are actually beneficial?
Athletes must throw the javelin overhand, never at a side-arm or submarine-style angle like the discus. They are also prohibited from turning around and facing away from the target. There are no spins, just a 30-meter runway that the athlete can only leave after the javelin lands. And it must land within a wedge of land 29 degrees wide, extending out from the end of the runway; anything else results in disqualification.
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