Athletics

1. Athletics

2. High Jump Rules -jumpers will run toward a bar that will be placed atop two standards -once close to the bar, athletes will jump up on one leg while the force of the leg they are not presently jumping on forces them to turn backwards -jumpers then arch their back to successfully jump over the bar and land on a mat behind the bar -if jumpers miss or knock the bar from its position off of the standards three times in a row, that athlete is eliminated from the competition -the height of the bar is continually raised until a winner is declared (the winner will be the one who can jump the highest measurment)

3. High Jump Part Two -Stefka Kostadinova is the current record holder of the women’s high jump with a jump of 2.09 metres. She also obtains a record of jumping 2.00 metres an amazing 197 times -Javier Sotomayor is the current men’s high jump record holder of an incredible 2.44 metres

4. Triple Jump Rules The record holder for the women’s triple jump of 15.5 metres is held by Inessa Kravets of Ukraine Jonathon Edwards of Britain holds the record for men’s triple jump; he jumped 18.29 metres -competitors begin by running a single lane of track -at a certain marked point, athletes hop once -this is followed by either a step or bound, and then finally a jump and land The various phases of triple jump Hop Step/Bound Jump Land

5. Long Jump Rules -competitors begin running on a single lane of track like triple jump -once they reach a certain are (marked by a line) athletes will jump forward and sing their arms and legs in front of them -winner will be measured on how far they jump The record holder of the men’s long jump is Mike Powell who has retained a jump record of 8.5 metres for more than 20 years Galina Chistyakova holds the record for the women’s long jump as of 1988; her jump measured up to 7.52 metres Jessica Ennis

6. 60 metre sprint Rules Runs -runners begin at a starting block -they then push off a pair of starting blocks -first person’s torso to cross finish wins Events 60 metre sprint: Men's and Women's 100 metre sprint: Men's and Women's 200 metre sprint: Men’s and Women’s 400 metre sprint: Men’s and Women’s

7. Runs Part Two 800 metre endurance run: Men’s and Women’s 1500 metre endurance run: Men's and Women's 5000 metre endurance run: Men’s and Women’s 10,000 metre endurance run: Men’s and Women’s Starting Blocks

8. Hurdles Rules -like running, hurdles are races along a track with “gates” barring the racer’s way -the racer that successfully jumps each hurdle and finishes first , second, or third receives a medal

9. Discus Rules Rudolf Bauer at the 1900 Olympic Games -athletes use a weighted disc -competitors will spin around and then hurl the discus off the index finger -they are restricted to a certain space to throw

10. Discus Weights Men Women -men ages 49 years and younger old throw a 2 kilogram discus -men 50 to 59 years old throw a 1.5 kilogram discus -men ages 60 and up throw a 1 kilogram discus -Women 74 years and younger throw a 1 kilogram discus -Women 75 years and older throw a 750 gram discus

11. Shot put Rules -relating to discus, shot put throwers must stay in a marked area -athletes tuck the shot put in the crevice of their neck -competitors launch or “put” the ball Czechoslovakian shot putter

12. Shot Put Weights Women’s Shot weights Women up to 49 years throw a 4 kilogram shot Women ages 50-59 throw a 3 kilogram shot Women ages 60-69 throw a 3 kilogram shot Women ages 70-74 throw a 3 kilogram shot Women ages 75-79 throw a 2 kilogram shot Women ages 80 and up throw a 2 kilogram shot Men’s Shot weights Men up to 49 years throw a 7 kilogram shot Men ages 50-59 throw a 6 kilogram shot Men ages 60-69 throw a 5 kilogram shot Men ages 70-74 throw a 4 kilogram shot Men ages 75-79 throw a 4 kilogram shot Men ages 80 and up throw a 3 kilogram shot

13. Javelin Throw Rules -the thrower must launch the javelin overhand -unlike other throwing events (shot put, discus, hammer toss) the javelin thrower is provided with a single piece of track where the athlete must throw his/her javelin at a specific point Javelin lengths and Sizes Men throw a 2.7 metre long javelin that weighs 800 grams Women throw a 2.3 metre long javelin that weighs 600 grams Men’s and Women’s Javelins

14. Hammer Toss The men’s hammer weighs 7.257 kilograms The women’s hammer weighs 4 kilograms John Flanagan Rules -like shot put and discus, the hammer toss involves the thrower to “toss” a weighted object in a marked area -the person who can launch the hammer or ball the furthest wins the competition

15. Throwing Competition Schedule Men’s Discus Men’s Hammer Toss Men’s Javelin Men’s Shot put Sixth and Seventh of August Third and Fifth of August Eighth and Eleventh of August Third of August Third and Fourth of August Women’s Discus Eighth and Tenth of August Women’s Hammer Toss Seventh and Ninth of August Women’s Javelin Women’s Shot put Sixth of August

16. Running Competition Schedule Men’s 100 Fourth and Fifth of August Men’s 200 Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth of August Men’s 400 Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth of August Men’s 800 Sixth, Seventh and Ninth of August Men’s 1500 Third, Fifth, and Seventh of August Men’s 5000 Eight and Eleventh of August Men’s 10,000 Fourth of August Women’s 100 Third and Fourth of August Women’s 200 Sixth, Seventh and, Eighth of August Women’s 400 Third, Fourth, and Fifth of August Women’s 800 Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh of August Women’s 1500 Sixth, Eighth, and Tenth of August Women’s 5000 Seventh and Tenth of August Women’s 10,000 Third of August

17. Jumping Competition Schedule Men’s High Jump Fifth and Seventh of August Men’s Long Jump Third and Fourth of August Men’s Triple Jump Seventh and Ninth of August Women’s High Jump Ninth and Eleventh of August Women’s Long Jump Seventh and Eight of August Women’s Triple Jump Third and Fifth of August

18. Resources • Wikipedia • Flickr