Editing Hammer throw (section)

==History==
Tradition traces it  to the [[Tailteann Games (ancient)|Tailteann Games]] in [[Hill of Tara|Tara]], Ireland, around the year 1830 BC.<ref>[https://hammerthrow.org/what-is-the-hammer/origins/ 'Origins']. Hammer Throw, undated. Retrieved 28 January 2025</ref> Some time later the Celtic warrior [[Cú Chulainn|Culchulainn]] reputedly took a chariot axle with a wheel still attached, spun it around and hurled it a long way.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Hammer Throw |url=https://worldathletics.org/disciplines/throws/hammer-throw |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=worldathletics.org |language=en}}</ref> The wheel was later replaced by a rock with a wooden handle attached.<ref name=":3" /> A [[sledgehammer]] began to be used for the sport in Scotland and England during the Middle Ages.<ref name=":3" /> In current times, the hammer has changed to the more modern 16 lb. ball attached to a wire and a handle, but the [[Scottish hammer throw]] as seen in [[Highland Games]] still feature the older style of hammer throw with the rock and the solid wood handle.

While the men's hammer throw has been part of the Olympics since 1900, the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] did not start ratifying women's marks until 1995. Women's hammer throw was first included in the Olympics at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 summer games]] in [[Sydney]], Australia, after having been included in the [[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] a year earlier.{{Cn|date=September 2023}}