Athletics

Pranav MYP1B
For Physical Education
 The Origins of Athletics
The origin of athletics can go very, very far back as competitive games. Back then, physical fitness
was highly valued and, the greeks from the balkan region shaped Athletics and the things behind it
The word itself, comes from the word “athlos”, which means contest.

Around 776 BC (2800 years ago), it is confirmed that the first Olympic games were held it Athens,
Greece. This is a historic event because this was a major athletic and religious “festival”.

They shaped more of modern athletics, by making 1 olympic tournament every 4 years, including
multiple games like running, jumping, boxing, fighting, throwing and chariot racing.

Soon, athletics became very popular and was widespread it continued developing, but revolved
around the same idea. At 1896, the sport became globally recognized and is now how we know it.
 Types of Athletics
● Track Events: Racing (Running) on a track, to a specified distance, for examples 100m, 200m, 300m dash or
400m
● Field Events: Events where, candidates go one by one to complete the sport, and whoever has the highest
score at the end wins. Examples are Shot Put, Long jump, etc.
● Combined Events: Candidates will play in multiple sports in athletics, getting points for each one they win.
At the end, the most one with most points win.
● Road Running: These are simply where Athletes run a certain distance on pre-existing roads. Some
examples are Marathons, 10K runs, 5K runs, etc.
 Track events
Track events are taken place as events, especially running, on a track. There are many types of track
events, like:
Sprints(50-400 Meters), They quickly sprint the distance.
Middle-Distance (500-1500 Meters), Running race.
Long Distance (3000-10000 Meters), Long Running race.
Hurdles (100-500 Meters), Jumping while running over hurdles.
Relays (4x100,400,800 meters), Multiple people running on one line, sharing quarters of the
distance.
Marathon (42 Kilometers) and
Race walk (20,000 - 40,000 meters).
 Throwing Events
Throwing events refer to and object being thrown. The farthest distance thrown while following
rules is generally labeled winner. Often, athletes will line up and take turns throwing.
These are:
● Discus throw: Contestants throw a metal disc in a direction for max distance.
● Javelin throw: Contestants throw a spear-like object for max distance.
● Shot Put: Contestants throw a heavy ball in a specified direction, for max distance.
● Hammer throw: Contestants will spin to gain momentum and release a heavy metal ball with
a whip motion.
 Jumping Events
These events test the contestant’s technique, speed and explosive power. They involve jumping
across/above distances for points. They are usually done in knockout rounds.
These involve:
● High Jump: Athletes aim to jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
● Long Jump: Athletes sprint until a board, and jump the farthest they can into a sand pit.
● Pole Vault: Contestants run up to a point and use a pole to spring themselves above a
horizontal bar.
● Triple Jump: contestants have a run-up and then hop, step and jump in sequence, respective
of their leg.
Indian Athletes
● Milkha singh: Legendary sprinter
● Neeraj Chopra: Javelin thrower
● Hima Das: Sprinter
● Dutee Chand: Sprinter
● P.T. Usha: Sprinter
International Athletes
● Usain Bolt: Sprinter
● Simone Biles: Gymnast
● Eliud Kipchoge: Runner
● Michael Johnson: Sprinter
● Carl Lewis: Long Jump
 Credits

Wikipedia
Youtube
Britannica
The ESPN Sports Almanac
The End
Thank You!

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