U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution..S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution.
Juthner reiterates that the use of the ankyle improves the distance of the javelin throw, stating that the distance improved was from an initial throw of 25 meters throwing free hand to a throw of 65 meters using the ankyle in Die Athletischen Leibesubungen der Griechen.
To make a throw, the competitor starts in a circle of 2.5 m (8 ft 2 1 â 4 in) diameter, which is recessed in a concrete pad by 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The thrower typically takes an initial stance facing away from the direction of the throw.