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Athletics – The Jewel of the Olympic Games
There is no doubt that athletics is the jewel in the crown of the Olympic Games. After all, the only event at the Olympics for the first time in a very 776 a. C. was a race the length of the stadium. The modern state of track and field has undoubtedly broadened to include more running, jumping and throwing events.
We will further look at the glamorous track and field.
Running Events
There is nothing fundamentally more easy to understand that the use of feet to get from point A to point B faster than anyone else. Events have been operating far from a walk around Olympic stadium first mentioned. These days, running around the track includes the following distances: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, 4 x 100 m relay, 4 x 400 m relay Men and women compete in all events.
There are also monitoring events that include obstacles the barriers and obstacles to. Men compete in the 110m hurdles while women run a distance of 100 m. The obstacles and distance, both men Women are at 400 m. In the obstacle course, runners race around the track through waterfalls and stepping over the barriers that do not bat, unlike the obstacles. The distance for men and women the event is 3000 m. obstacles
And then there are the road races for endurance As the marathon. This is traditionally the last day of the Olympics to coincide with the closing ceremony. Other tests include 20k road walk for men and women and 50k for men only.
Field Events
As the runners run around the stadium track, competition lead out also in the field. The field events are separated in the jumping events and throwing events.
Events include the jump, high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault. Events include throwing the discus, the hammer throw, shot put and javelin. Both men and women participate in all of these competitions. Qualifiers are required on all these events, but that does not lead in the final. The best of three attempts at the end wins appropriate discipline.
Joint Events
To prove who is the best athlete in general, there is the decathlon and heptathlon for men and women. As its name implies, the decathlon is ten disciplines including: 100 m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 m, 110 m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500 m.
Women compete in the following events for the heptathlon 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 m, long jump, javelin and 800 m.
There you have the events that make up the track and field competition at the Olympics. As for that list, undoubtedly requires athletes to get the ideal Olympic faster, stronger, higher!
About the Author
Mariam Ma is a freelance writer for Olympic Blvd where you can buy Fuwa dolls and other Beijing Olympic mascot souvenirs.
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