Hammer throw

 WorldAthletics Championships 2007 in Osaka - Victory Ceremony for

Hammer Throw with winner Ivan Tsikhan (middle) American John
Flanagan in the hammer throw competition at the Summer Olympics
1908 in London
 Thehammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track
and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and
javelin.
An athletic event in which hammer is thrown for a distance. The hammer consist of
a 16 lb-(17.5 kg
Metal ball attached to a spring steel wire handle that measures not more than 4 ft
(1.2m) in length.
The thrower makes three full. Quick turns of the body before flinging the hammer.
The sport developed
Centuries ago in the British isles; it has been a regular part of track-and-fields
competitions there since 1866
And an Olympic sport isince1900.
 1. The competitors are allowed to wear gloves in order to protect
their hands.
 2. the athletes have two practice throws in the throwing order of the
event.
 3. The hammer is thrown from a stationary position
 4. At the beginning, before the swings or the rotations, the athlete is
allowed to place the head of the hammer on the ground, inside or
outside the circle.
 5. The competitor is allowed to touch the inside of the iron band of
the circle.
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 6.When there are more than 8 competitors, each shall have three trials and the
8 best shall have 3 further trials. When there are 8 or less competitors, they are
all entitled to 6 trials.
 7. The performance shall be based on the following:
 x=foul
 -=attempt not made.
 8. An athlete commits a foul if:
 A. The athlete makes an incomplete throw.
 B. If the competitor, after having entered the circle and after
starting the throw, touches the top of the circle with any part of
his body.
 C. The head of the hammer falls outside or on the lines of the
indicating sector.