long distance footrace

first staged of marathon

to score as many points as possible

include discipline developing into a good person

term athletic first appeared

to describe the interest in the track and field

include several different games

ancient olympic games were officialy launched in

a cook from the nearby city of elis won the field race

a 600 foot long foot race

was celebrated in honor of a greek general

is stadium which is equal to six plethra

which means four horse

a place where an oval stadium for horse and chariot races

a place in turkey

the first american college races took place in

amateur athletic union conducted its first championship

first olympic style competitions for men took place in

women olympics style sports

marked the first olympics for the USSR

USSR

whose delegation received some renovations for olympic style

managed a specialized track circuit

ITA

AAC

IAAF

evolved from 180m

stadion race greek for

the only sport in olympic 776BC

thrilling and high intesity running event

sprint also called

three types of sprint distances

shortest sprint distance

middle distant sprints

longest of the distant sprints

fastest man alive

world titles of usian

hold 3 world records

became the first ever to win 3 consecutive golds

uses a straight line

used stragged start

consists of one lap of the track

races starts when referee shoots the gun

must wear appropriate uniform

athletes cannot touch the starting line

false start

do not step on the white lines

sprinters should run in their designated lane

athletes cannot obstruct each other path

athletes should have up to 11 spikes

spike should not exceed 9mm

where sprinters begin

are usually marked lines

where the races officially ends

used to ensure athletes cover the same distance

to help athletes gauge their progress in the race

indicates when sprinter can leave their lanes

to help athletes identify their assigned lanes

helps sprinters to mantain their positions

involves running and jumping over the obstacles

is part of athletics at olympic games

basis of few yrack and fields

obstacles or barriers

which athlete must jump over

on your marks, set, go

consisting of ten 2 feet 9 inches hurdles

consisting of ten 3 feet 6 inches

races over one whole laso of 400 meter track

ultimate example of teamwork

track and field consisting of a set number of stages

team of four athlete

runner finishing one leg is required to pass

stick like object

a relay team run a distance of 100m

athlete has to carry a baton and hand over it

baton exchange has to happen within

inteoduced as mens only event at the 1912 stockholms olympics

womens event first run at

womens event 4x400 meters relay races

team members cover a distance of 400m

when the second runner begins accelerating

are repeated several times for the recipient of the baton

sprinters wear pair of tight fitting shorts

a pair of light weight no heel shoes

these blocks have sensor

with a button connected to sound system

a lightweight hollow aluminum tube

is a common track events

athletes runs over two laps of 400 meters

is the prime middle distance track event

equavalent to 1.5 klm or .93 miles

athletes make a bunched start

which take place over standard distances

it includes 5000 m and 10000 m

also known as track and field

meaning contest

was the original event at the first olympic

IAAF 2001

PATAFA

the five rings color