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a spear that got a job in athletics and kept the menace
means A light spear designed to be thrown, used as a weapon historically and now chiefly as the implement in a track-and-field throwing event.
from From Old French 'javeline,' a diminutive of 'javelot' meaning a light throwing spear. The word is generally traced to a Celtic source — likely related to Gaulish, with cousins in Welsh 'gaflach' (a barbed spear). So the menace was Celtic before it was ever French, and French before it ever wore a number bib.
- slowed deliberately
- redesigned in 1986 so throws stop landing in crowds
- record stands
- old javelins flew so far officials banned them
- ancient roots
- Greek pentathlon event since 708 BC
- running start
- thrown after a sprint, unlike shot or discus
- weighs little
- men's javelin is just 800 grams
for instance
neeraj chopra — indian athlete who won olympic gold in tokyo 2020 with 87.58m throw
anderson peters — grenadian thrower who won olympic gold in tokyo 2020 with 86.89m