That's according to the BBC, which said the official was a 74-year-old man who died after being rushed to the hospital Sunday:
What The Discus Can Teach You About Life: Lessons From One Of America's …
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: Mac Wilkins, one of the United States' greatest all-around throwers.
Fire! Fire! Fire!
If you've got a javelin lodged in your leg, what do you do? If you're the Chinese, you burn it! [Daily Star]
This Should Really Happen More Often ...
Yep, that was some French long-jumper being speared by a javelin in Rome. But don't worry, the guy is fine. Shit barely caused a 1-inch hole in his back.
You Know What's Funny? She's Actually The Swimming Judge
Life as a judge in the javelin toss ain't so easy ... there is, for example, the whole issue of being hit with a javelin.
