Today some more news has emerged about the hammer throw for next season. As I’ve discussed before, the hammer throw will not be included in the new IAAF Diamond League that begins next season. Instead, the hammer throw will be included at several second tier competitions, with the highest point winner at the competitions to receive an additional prize. Regulations have been drafted and more details will be available soon.

At last week’s speech to the Bellevue Overlake Rotary Club, I was asked a question that I’ve received a number of times before: what is a day in the life of a professional* hammer thrower. As you will see, what sounds like a glorious life is often monotonous. However, I am nevertheless thankful to have the opportunity to chase this dream and enjoy every day as much as the one before. Without further ado, here is a typical day in my life.

I spoke to the Bellevue Overlake Rotary Club this past week in an effort to get the let more people know about the hammer throw and the Evergreen Athletic Fund. The Rotary Club is a great service organization and it was an honor to speak in front of them. They were also thoughtful and donated [...]

In a follow up to this week’s review of the documentary A dobópápa (The Throwing Pope), I wanted to mention that director Ágnes Sós has been kind enough to put the English version of the movie on her site now.  I also wanted to add a note about Coach Németh’s approach to coaching.  Throughout the [...]

click here to watch the Throwing Pope documentary here To my knowledge, this is the first movie about hammer throwing.  The hammer throw has made cameo appearances for comedic effect in some films.  Most notably, Agatha Trunchbull, the evil school headmistress and former Olympic thrower in Roald Dahl’s Matilda, was shown loading a hammer into [...]