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Tetradecathlon
The tetradecathlon is a 14-event form of athletics. The International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) is in charge of it and runs the World Championships for it alongside the Icosathlon. The event is also called the double heptathlon. There is an indoor variant for men and women as well as a one-day variant. (The tetradecathlon is only for women). Events Day one *100m hurdles *High jump *1500m *400m hurdles *Shot put *200m Day two *100m *Long jump *400m *Javelin *800m *200m hurdles *Discus *3000m World Championships (outdoor) National Records Area Records Indoor tetradecathlon The indoor tetradecathlon is a double heptathlon which takes place in an indoor athletics arena. Also run by the IAUM, its world championship is held yearly starting in 2012. Events (indoors) Day 1 60m Long jump 800m Shot 400m High jump Day 2 3000m 60m hurdles Pole vault 1500m Weight throw 200m Triple jump 5000m World Champions (indoor) 2012 women = Laura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icosathlon
The icosathlon, also called the double decathlon, is an ultra multi-event of track and field competition consisting of 20 events contested over two days. There is an extra rule, that each day should contain a pause of one hour. Mostly the competition is held over two days, but one-day icosathlons also exist. The first day of the standard icosathlon includes: * 100 metres * Long jump * 200 metres hurdles * Shot put * 5000 metres * pause * 800 metres * High jump * 400 metres * Hammer throw * 3000 meter steeplechase On the second day of the standard icosathlon, the following events are contested: * 110 metres hurdles * Discus throw * 200 metres * Pole vault * 3000 metres * pause * 400 metres hurdles * Javelin throw * 1500 metres * Triple jump * 10000 m Each event is scored according to the decathlon scoring tables or, for non-decathlon events, the World Athletics points tables. At the conclusion of each icosathlon, the competitor with the highest point total is declared the win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. There are two heptathlons – the men's and the women's heptathlon – composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is older and is held indoors, while the women's is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984. Women's heptathlon Women's heptathlon is the combined event for women contested in the athletics programme of the Olympics and at the World Athletics Championships. The World Athletics Combined Events Tour determines a yearly women's heptathlon champion. The women's outdoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and the remaining three on day two: * 100 metres hurdles * High jump * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAUM World Championships 2013
The 2013 IAUM World Championships were the 24th edition of the International Association for Ultra-Multievents World Championships. They were held at the Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club track in Yeovil, Somerset, from 24-25 August 2013. It was the fourth time that Great Britain had hosted the World Championships. Event Schedule The event was made up of two different combined events competitions, an icosathlon for men and a tetradecathlon for women. {, class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" , Event # ! colspan="2" , Icosathlon ! colspan="2" , Tetradecathlon , - !Day 1 !Day 2 !Day 1 !Day 2 , - , 1 , 100 metres , 110 metre hurdles , 100 metre hurdles , 100 metres , - , 2 , Long jump , Discus throw , High jump , Long jump , - , 3 , 200 metre hurdles , 200 metres , 1500 metres , 400 metres , - , 4 , Shot put , Pole vault , 400 metre hurdles , Javelin throw , - , 5 , 5000 metres , 3000 metres , Shot put , 800 metres , - , 6 , 800 metres , 400 metre hurdles , 200 metres , 200 metre hurdles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60 Metres
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes. The format of the event is similar to other sprint distances. The sprinters follow three initial instructions: 'ready', instructing them to take up position in the starting blocks; 'set', instructing them to adopt a more efficient starting posture, which also isometrically preloads their muscles. This will enable them to start faster. The final instruction is the firing of the starter's pistol. Upon hearing this the sprinters stride forwards from the blocks. The 60 metres was an Olympic event in the 1900 and 1904 Summer Games but was removed from the schedule thereafter. American Christian Coleman currently holds the men's world record in the 60 metres with a time of 6.34 seconds, while Russian Irina Privalova holds the women's w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In Athletics (track And Field)
In 2013, the foremost competition in athletics was the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. The International Association of Athletics Federations will hold two other global level competitions this year: the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Cross Country Championships will return after its move to a biennial format. . IAAF (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2013-02-19. The Diamond League enters its fourth year as the foremost seasonal |
World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, or ability. How the championship title is assigned The title is usually awarded through a combination of specific contests or, less commonly, ranking systems (e.g. the ICC Test Championship), or a combination of the two (e.g. World Triathlon Championships in Triathlon). This determines a 'world champion', who or which is commonly considered the best nation, team, individual (or other entity) in the world in a particular field, although the vagaries of sport ensure that the competitor recognised at the best in an event is not always the 'world champion' (see Underdog). This may also be known as a world cup competition; for example cycling (UCI World Championships and UCI World Cups). Often, the use of the term cup or championship in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics Track
An all-weather running track is a rubberized, artificial running surface for track and field athletics. It provides a consistent surface for competitors to test their athletic ability unencumbered by adverse weather conditions. Historically, various forms of dirt, Rocks, sand, and crushed cinders were used. Many examples of these varieties of track still exist worldwide. Surfaces Starting in the late 1950s, artificial surfaces using a combination of rubber and asphalt began to appear. An artificial warm-up track was constructed for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. During the 1960s many of these tracks were constructed; examples still exist today. In the mid-1960s Tartan tracks were developed, surfaced with a product by 3M. The name ''Tartan'' is a trademark, but it is sometimes used as a genericized trademark. This process was the first to commercialize a polyurethane surface for running tracks, though it was originally conceived for horse racing. Many Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indoor Athletics
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Athletics Association
The Asian Athletics Association is the continental governing body for the sport of athletics in Asia. It is headquartered in Singapore. It organises the Asian Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions. The current president Qatari Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad, who was elected to the position in 2013. Suresh Kalmadi of India was the president from 2000 to 2013. . (2009-12-11). Retrieved on 2009-12-12. Competitions * Asian Athletics Championships * |
North American, Central American And Caribbean Athletic Association
The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of World Athletics (WA), previously named the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). NACAC was founded on December 10, 1988, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Presidents Amadeo Francis of Puerto Rico was elected as the first president of the association. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook (Jamaica) was elected as new president and was re-elected in 2011. After McCook died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from Haiti, treasurer of NACAC and president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), acted as interim president. On August 7, 2013, Víctor López from Puerto Rico, president of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Athletics Association
The European Athletic Association (more commonly known as European Athletics) is the governing body for athletics in Europe. It is one of the six Area Associations of the world's athletics governing body World Athletics. European Athletics has 51 members and is headquartered in Lausanne. Originally created in 1932 as a European Committee, it was made into an independent body during the Bucharest conference of 1969. The first European Athletics congress took place in Paris on 6–8 October 1970, with Dutchman Adriaan Paulen elected as its first president. From a volunteer-led organization based in the acting Secretary's home country, European Athletics has developed into a professional organization with a permanent base in Switzerland. European Athletics runs and regulates several championships and meetings across Europe – both indoor and outdoor. History After the foundation of the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) in 1912, it was clear there needed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
