The winner in athletics competitions is the athlete or team who shows the best result in the final heats or final attempts of technical disciplines.
Running track and field events are usually divided into several stages:
- qualifying;
- ¼ finals;
- ½ finals; finals.
The number of competitors is determined by the regulations of the competition, and men and women do not participate in general starts.
Stadium for athletics
Athletics stadiums may be open or enclosed. Usually the stadium is combined with a soccer stadium and field. The outdoor stadium consists of a 400-meter oval track, which is divided into 8 or 9 tracks, and sectors for technical disciplines. For safety reasons, the javelin and hammer throw competitions are often moved outside the stadium.
Indoor arenas differ from outdoor arenas in the use of shorter tracks (200m) and the number of tracks divided into them (4 to 6).
Types of athletics
Let’s take a look at what sports are included in athletics. Race Walking is an athletic discipline that differs from running in that the athlete must have constant contact of the foot with the ground. Race walking competitions are held on the track (10,000 m., 20,000 m., 30,000 m., 50,000 m.) or highway (20,000 m. and 50,000 m.).
Running, one of the oldest sports for which official competition rules have been approved, has been on the program since the very first Olympic Games of modern times in 1896. Running in athletics is represented by the following types: sprint, middle-distance running, long-distance running, hurdles, relay.
Types of running in athletics:
Short-distance running (100 m, 200 m, 400 m), non-standard distances include 30 m, 60 m, 300 m.
Middle-distance running (800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m), additionally, 600, 1000, 1610 m (mile), 2000 m can be distinguished.
Long-distance running (5000 m, 10000 m, 42195 m).
Running with obstacles (steeplechase) 2000 m in the arena and 3000 m in the open stadium.
Running with hurdles (women – 100 m, men – 110 m, 400 m).
Relay race (4×100 m, 4×400 m).
