Types of Track and Field Races
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Speed races
The distance ranges from 100 to 400 meters, with an intermediate test of 200.
metros. The goal is to cover that distance in the shortest possible time. The runners
they use special footwear whose sole has a kind of
nails. These are used to increase traction against the track. The greater the distance, the more
the nails are short.
2. Middle distance races
They are longer than 400 meters and are also known as middle-distance races. The
athletes run 800, 1500, and 3000 meters on an outdoor oval track. The clothing
It is similar to that of sprinters, and they also use shoes with spikes.
3. Long-distance races
Those that are in this group are races of more than 3000 meters in distance.
Currently, it is about adapted tests of what the British used to run, the 5000.
The 3-mile run is the one for 3 miles and the 10,000 meters is the one for 6 miles.
athletic track and long-distance runners are characterized by having a lot of endurance to
run slowly and then add an acceleration at the end of the race.
Hurdles
Also known as obstacle races or hurdle races, they are races where
In each lane, the athlete must jump over some lightweight structures. If they throw them on the ground, they do not...
They deduct points, but they delay them in their times to win the race.
Hurdles races are 110 meters -100 for women- and a very entertaining event.
among the track sports.
5. Relay race
In this case, the track is free of obstacles, but it has something additional compared to the others.
because athletes must pass a metal cylinder to their team members
known as a witness in the transition areas. The trials are 100 or 400 meters long and
each team is made up of 4 people.
[Link] vault
The aim of this court sport - also known aspole vault– it
to cross, using a pole, a crossbar without it falling. The athlete does
a short run to gain momentum.
Long jump
It consists of covering a short stretch of the track at maximum speed and then jumping to a
small pit with sand. It is important that the athlete does not cross the jumping line with the
support point. At the end, the distance traveled is counted.
High jump
It is something similar to a pole vault, but without any element that propels upwards. From
the 60s athletes jump backwards, in what is known as the
Fosbury style.
Field races
Long jump
This competition consists of a jump as long and powerful as possible that the athlete must
but after an energetic, yet relatively short race that allows him to take
impulse. The jump must start from a specific place, marked by a line in the
floor. If the athlete steps on or crosses that line, the jump is considered void.
Triple jump
In the triple jump, the total distance covered by the athlete is measured by taking 3 long steps or
lunges after a run to gain momentum. The jump should begin at a
determined place, marked by a line on the floor. If the athlete steps on or crosses that line
the jump is considered null. The first step is taken by landing on one foot, the second jump
with the opposite foot, and on the third and final jump, you must land with both feet together.
sandy surface.
3- High jump or high leap
The high jump consists of generating the necessary impulse after a short run.
to achieve jumping over a horizontal bar without knocking it down. This bar is placed
between two vertical supports and at a greater height with each jump. Athletes have three
opportunities at each level; as they succeed in overcoming it, they move on to the next
eliminatory and final instances.
Pole vault
It is similar to the high jump, but in this event the athlete uses assistance to jump with
a long pole or flexible rod that gives it more thrust. This pole measures
between 4 and 5 meters long and is made of high-strength fiberglass. The
the athlete makes a short run with the pole in hand and calculates the exact point at
where it should be nailed to the floor and jump, to go over the bar placed between
two vertical supports. The jump is made with both legs in front of the body and the
athlete falls on a mat.
5- Shot put
The bullet is a solid metal ball that weighs 7.26 kg for the men's category and 4 kg
for the female. On a surface of 2.1 meters in diameter marked on the floor - and
from which the athlete must not step out - the throw is made towards the field. To throw
the athlete must hold the shot put with his hand between his shoulder and his chin and propel himself
with his body, bending slightly and stretching his arm in the throw.
6 Disc launch
The disc has a diameter of approximately 22 centimeters and weighs 2 [Link](18
centimeters and 1 kilo for women). On a circular surface of 2.5 meters of
diameter marked on the floor –and from which it must not leave until the disc has
fallen in the field-, the athlete performs the movements for the throw, which consist of
in several turns around itself to achieve good momentum when extending the
arm and drop the disc that will fall on the field.
7- Hammer throw
The hammer consists of a heavy metal ball attached to a handle by means of a wire.
The set weighs about 7.26 kg and measures 1.2 meters in length.
In a circle similar to that of shot put, the athlete positions himself with the hammer.
held by the handle with both hands, he turns it 2 or 3 times over and under his
head and then make 2 or 3 turns on itself to gain momentum and release the hammer
upwards and towards the marked field.
8- Javelin Throw
The javelin is a spear with a metal tip that the athlete must throw as far as possible.
possible towards the field from a properly marked 4-meter street and a limit
of 7 centimeters that the athlete must not exceed at the moment of the throw.
Thomas Rohler from Germany won the gold in this discipline at Rio 2016, his second.
for life and only surpassed by the Czech Jan Zelezny who has 3 golds and one
silver in its assets.