▁ ▁The ▁weight ▁throw ▁event ▁has ▁had ▁an ▁end uring ▁history ▁in ▁American ▁track ▁and ▁field . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁national ▁championship ▁event ▁for ▁men ▁out do ors ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Despite ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁such ▁out door ▁cont ests ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁event ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁main st ay ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁Ind oor ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships : ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 3 5   lb ▁event ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁present ▁and ▁a ▁women ' s ▁ 2 0   lb ▁weight ▁throw ▁event ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁weight ▁throw ▁is ▁also ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁event ▁programme ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁and ▁NCAA ▁Women ' s ▁Ind oor ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships . ▁ ▁The ▁Super weight ▁Th row ▁uses ▁implements ▁similar ▁in ▁construction ▁to ▁the ▁regular ▁weight ▁throw ▁but ▁with ▁heav ier ▁implements . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁two ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Though ▁no ▁longer ▁officially ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁the ▁I A AF , ▁it ▁still ▁is ▁cont ested ▁as ▁a ▁novel ty ▁event ▁at ▁various ▁compet itions , ▁including ▁the ▁US AT F ▁Master ' s ▁Ind oor ▁Championship . ▁ ▁High land ▁games ▁In ▁the ▁High land ▁Games , ▁the ▁weight ▁throw ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁separate ▁events , ▁the ▁light ▁weight ▁and ▁the ▁heavy