RT Book, Section A1 Moreno, Gina A1 Shamus, Eric A1 Felton, Shawn A2 Shamus, Eric A2 Shamus, Jennifer SR Print(0) ID 1142283069 T1 Javelin T2 Sports Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259589416 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142283069 RD 2021/03/03 AB The sport of javelin is one of eight field events included in the Olympic Games. The object of the sport is for the athlete to throw the javelin, a light spear approximately 2.5 m long, while moving along a runway measuring between 30 and 36.5 m in length. Momentum is gained by the athlete running up to a designated point and then releasing the javelin.1