1st day Long Jump High Jump Shot Put Shot Put High Jump m m Do You Know? •• Sebastian Coe from Great Britain was one of the world’s greatest athlete winner of four medals at Olympic Games, and had not taken a single day rest between his training. •• Steeplechase — A hurdle race with water jumps came into existence in England around . m Hurdle 2nd day Long Jump 2nd day Discus Throw Pole Vault Javelin Throw Javelin Throw m m General Rules These are some of the general rules which need to be followed by every athlete during the events.
•• The athlete should run with shoes. •• There should be a number on the chest and back of every athlete. No athlete can participate without the number. Only in the games of Pole Vault and High Jump, an athlete can bear one number.
•• If an athlete runs before the gun is fired, it is considered as a foul and is expelled from the event. Only in the combined events, the athlete is given a warning for first foul, but on the second foul, the athlete is expelled from the game. •• The starter speaks in English at the time of start. •• If any athlete obstructs the other athlete, then the referee can expel that athlete.
•• In the races up to m, all the athletes have to finish them in the same lane allotted to them. •• m race starts in lanes but lanes are changed to first lane after the first curve. Athletics Track A track is formed by two straight lines and two curved lines. It is oval shaped.
Track surface can be of soil, grass, or synthetic. In the national and international competitions, the synthetic tracks, which are also known as all-weather tracks are used. In all races up to and including m, each athlete has a separate lane, with a width of . m to .
m to be marked by lines cm in width. Methods of starting the Race Each