noun
javelin throw; javelin
Refers to the athletic event of throwing a javelin. Often used in sports contexts.
彼はやり投げで日本記録を更新した。
He broke the Japanese record in the javelin throw.
次のオリンピックでやり投げを見るのが楽しみだ。
I'm looking forward to watching the javelin throw at the next Olympics.
Compound of やり (javelin) and 投げ (throw), from the verb 投げる. The sport term is a direct calque of English 'javelin throw'.