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    Track & field is a sport that includes running, jumping, and throwing events. It originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the mid-1800s. Events are divided into speed races like sprints, middle distance, long distance, and relays, as well as jumping events like long jump. The long jump involves running and jumping towards a sandpit, with distance measured from the jump line. Famous athletes who have set world records include Usain Bolt, Roger Banister, and Hicham El Guerrouj.

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    Track & field is a sport that includes running, jumping, and throwing events. It originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the mid-1800s. Events are divided into speed races like sprints, middle distance, long distance, and relays, as well as jumping events like long jump. The long jump involves running and jumping towards a sandpit, with distance measured from the jump line. Famous athletes who have set world records include Usain Bolt, Roger Banister, and Hicham El Guerrouj.

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    Track & field is a sport that includes running, jumping, and throwing events. It originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the mid-1800s. Events are divided into speed races like sprints, middle distance, long distance, and relays, as well as jumping events like long jump. The long jump involves running and jumping towards a sandpit, with distance measured from the jump line. Famous athletes who have set world records include Usain Bolt, Roger Banister, and Hicham El Guerrouj.

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    ATHLETICS

    TRACK & FIELD

    WHAT IS TRACK & FIELD

    A sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills


    of:

    Running

    Jumping

    Throwing

    HISTORY OF

    TRACK &
    FIELD

    Track & field has an animalistic nature to it - focusing on basic


    human capabilities. Activities needed for survival

    the sport was first recorded at the Olympic Games of ancient


    Greece in 776BC

    Some activities are scored based on time while others are based
    on height or distance traveled

    When the sport first began, only men were allowed to participate

    Organized track & field activities were banned from around


    400AD until the mid 1800s

    Track & field was revived in 1849 when the Royal Military
    Academy at Sandhurst, in the UK, held the first organized track &
    field meet in modern times

    Track & field grew in popularity in the 1860s with the start of
    the British Amateur Athletics Club and the Amateur Athletic
    Union of the United States

    The first modern Olympic Games began in 1896 and track &
    field became an international sport

    After a slow start, track & field became very popular and
    many athletes became interested

    In 1913 the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF)


    was formed by representatives of 16 countries. The
    federation is in charge of establishing standard rules,
    approving world records, and ensuring that amateur rules
    are followed

    Women's participation is fairly new and began as late as


    1921

    SPEED RACES
    INDIVIDUAL & REL AY

    SPEED RACES
    INDIVIDUAL

    There are three types of Individual running events:


    1. SHORT DISTANCE (SPRINTS)

    races over short distances, called


    sprints are the oldest running
    competitions

    sprinting events: focus on athletes


    reaching and sustaining their quickest possible
    running speed (events: 100m, 200m, 400m)

    athletes begin in a crouched position with their foot


    on a starting block. As they push off and the race
    begins, they assume an upright position

    2. Middle Distance

    most common distance are: 800m, 1500m, and 1 mile run

    athletes begin on a curved starting line. when the race


    begins, all runners head toward the innermost track

    middle distance events require an athlete to focus on pace,


    race tactics and endurance while sprinting focuses on an
    athlete's reaction and top speed.

    3. Long Distance (endurance running)

    long distance running is clasiffied as any distance over

    the most common field competitions are 3000m, 5000m,


    and 10.000m

    very similar to middle distance running but the focus on


    pacing, stamina, and race tactics is even greater

    SPEED RACES
    REL AY

    relay races are the only track & field event in which a team of
    runners directly compete against other teams

    teams typically consist of 4 teammates of the same sex

    each member will complete


    their section of the race (leg)
    before passing a baton to
    their teammate

    if the baton is dropped, not


    passed properly, or runners
    interfere with other
    competitors, they can be disqualified

    LONG JUMP

    Long jump is one of the oldest track & field events

    this event dates back to the original Greek games

    in the past, athletes held weights during the event. An


    athlete would run a short distance, swing the weights back,
    and throw them forward as they jumped to help gain
    momentum

    present day events require athletes to run and jump before


    a designated line towards a sandpit. distance is measured
    between jump and the nearest area of disturbed sand

    LONG JUMP
    TECHNIQUE

    Gradually accelerate to a maximum controlled speed at


    takeoff

    Approaches can vary from 12-22 strides, but consistency is


    the key. Get as close to the launching point without passing

    Penultimate stride is larger than the last stride. This will


    prepare the body for maximum speed and takeoff. The last
    stride is shorter as the body has begun to raise the center
    of gravity

    Jumpers must takeoff with a foot flat on the ground.


    Jumping from either heel or toe will slow down or decrease
    stability

    Famous Track & Field Athletes

    Jesse Owens (USA)


    star of Berlin olympics

    Usain Bolt (Jamaica)


    100m, 200m, Relay

    Roger Banister (English)


    Mile under 4 minutes

    WORLD RECORDS
    TRACK & FIELD
    100m

    9.58
    Usain
    seconds Bolt

    Jamaica

    200m

    19.19
    Usain
    seconds Bolt

    Jamaica

    400m

    Wayde
    43.03
    South
    van
    seconds
    Africa
    Niekerk

    800m

    1:40.91 David
    Kenya
    minutes Rudisha

    1500m

    Hicham
    3:26.00 El
    Morocc
    minutes Guerrou o
    j

    1 mile

    Hicham
    3:43.00 El
    Morocc
    minutes Guerrou o
    j

    Half
    58:23
    Marathon

    Zersena
    y
    Eritrea
    Tadese

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