ATHLETICS

 ATHLETICS IS COMPOSED OF SPORTS

INVOLVING RUNNING, WALKING, JUMPING
AND THROWING.IT IS A GROUP OF SPORTS
DIVIDED MAINLY IN WHAT IS POPULARLY
KNOWN AS TRACK AND FIELD AND IT HAS
BEEN PLAYED CENTURIES AGO IN A SPORTS
COMPETITION.

SUMMARIZED BY: BERNADETTE BANIEL

 EVENTS IN ATHLETICS

RUNNING EVENT

THROWING EVENTS
JUMPING EVENTS
 RUNNING EVENT

100-METER DASH
200-METER DASH 4X100-METER RELAY
400-METER DASH 4X400-METER RELAY
800-METER DASH 110-METER HIGH
1500-METER DASH HURDLES
3000-METER DASH 100-METER HURDLES
5000-METER DASH 400-METER LOW
MARATHON AND HURDLES
WALKATHON 3000 METER STEEPLE
CHASE
JUMPING EVENTS THROWING EVENTS

LONG JUMP
SHOT PUT
TRIPLE JUMP
DISCUS THROW
HIGH JUMP
JAVELIN THROW
POLE VAULT
HAMMER THROW
 ATHLETICS PLAYING VENUE

• RUNNING EVENTS ARE PLAYED IN AN OVAL . IT HAS EIGHT LANES

AND THE INNER MOST LANE MEASURES 400 METERS. THE SEVEN
OTHER LANES ARE APPROPRIATELY MARKED TO INDICATE THE
400-METER DISTANCE EXCEEDING LAND MEASUREMENT.
• THE SURFACE OF THE
OVAL IS EVEN AND
LEVELLED, COVERED BY
MIXTURE OF SAND AND
CINDER, SOME ARE
COMBINATION OF
ASPHALT AND
SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
THE MODERN RUNNING
TRACKS ARE MADE OUT
OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER
MATERIALS.
• LONG JUMP AND TRIPLE JUMP
• HIGH JUMP
• POLE VAULT
• SHOT PUT
• DISCUS THROW
• JAVELIN THROW
 DIFFERENT ATHLETIC EVENTS/GAMES

JUMPING EVENTS
1. HIGH JUMP
2. LONG JUMP
3. POLE VAULT
• RUNNING EVENTS
4. TRIPLE JUMP 1. DISTANCE OR SPRINT
THROWING EVENTS 2. THE HURDLES
1. DISCUS 3. RELAYS
2. JAVELIN
3. SHOT PUT
4. HAMMER THROW
 RUNNING EVENTS

SPRINTER AND DISTANCE RUNNER

 SPRINTERS RELY ON FAST-TWITCH MUSCLES AND
TYPICALLY HAVE A HEAVIER BUILD
 DISTANCE RUNNER’S BODY IS LEAN AND RELIES
ON SLOW-TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS DURING TRAINING.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

 MUSCLE STRENGTH, MUSCULAR ENDURANCE,
POWER, SPEED, AGILITY, FLEXIBILITY, BALANCE AND
COORDINATION, AND CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE.
 RUNNING EVENTS

THE HURDLES – HURDLING IS A SPORT IN

ATHLETICS IN WHICH A RUNNER SPRINTS AND
LEAPSOVER A SERIES OF HURDLES, WHICH
ARE SET ON A TRACK WITH SPECIFIC DISTANCE
APART.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

POWER DEVELOPMENT, FLEXIBILITY, AND
STRONGER HIPS, AND MUSCLES.
 RUNNING EVENTS

RELAYS – IS A RACING COMPETITION WHERE

MEMBERS OF A TEAM TAKE TURNS COMPLETING
PARTS OF RACECOURSE OR PERFORMING A CERTAIN
ACTION.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

BODY SIZE AND COMPOSITION, STRENGTH AND POWER,
SPEED, FLEXIBILITY, COPING WITH PRESSURE
SITUATIONS, REACTION TIME, ANALYTIC AND TACTICAL
ABILITY, AEROBIC ENDURANCE, BALANCE AND
COORDINATION, SKILL AND TECHNIQUE, AGILITY,
MOTIVATION, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE
 JUMPING EVENTS

HIGH JUMP – AN ATHLETIC EVENT IN WHICH

COMPETITORS JUMPOVER A BAR THAT IS
RAISED UNTIL ONLY ONE COMPETITOR CAN
JUMP OVER IT WITHOUT DISLODGING IT.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

MUSCLE STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE,
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, BALANCE, AGILITY,
AND COORDINATION BETWEEN BODY ORGANS.
 JUMPING EVENTS

LONG JUMP – AN ATHLETIC EVENT WHICH

COMPETITORS JUMPAS FAR AS POSSIBLE
ALONG THE GROUND IN ONE LEAP.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

STRENGTH, POWER, AGILITY, BALANCE,
COORDINATION, FLEXIBILITY, LOCAL MUSCLE
ENDURANCE, CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE,
AND STRENGTH ENDURANCE
 JUMPING EVENT

POLE VAULT - AN ATHLETIC EVENT IN WHICH

COMPETITORS ATTEMPT TO VAULT OVER A
HIGH BAR WITH THE END OF AN EXTREMELY
LONG FLEXIBLE POLE HELD IN THE HANDS
AND USED TO GIVE EXTRA SPRING.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

SPEED, AGILITY AND STRENGTH
 JUMPING EVENTS

TRIPLE JUMP - ALSO CALLED HOP, STEP, AND JUMP, EVENT

IN ATHLETICS (TRACK AND FIELD) IN WHICH AN ATHLETE
MAKES A HORIZONTAL JUMP FOR DISTANCE INCORPORATING
THREE DISTINCT, CONTINUOUS MOVEMENTS—A HOP, IN
WHICH THE ATHLETE TAKES OFF AND LANDS ON THE SAME
FOOT; A STEP, LANDING ON THE OTHER FOOT; AND A JUMP,
LANDING IN ANY MANNER, USUALLY WITH BOTH FEET
TOGETHER.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED: BODY SIZE AND


COMPOSITION, MUSCLE STRENGTH, MUSCULAR ENDURANCE,
POWER, SPEED, AGILITY, FLEXIBILITY, BALANCE AND
COORDINATION, AND CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE.
 THROWING EVENTS

DISCUS - SPORT IN ATHLETICS (TRACK AND

FIELD) IN WHICH A DISK-SHAPED OBJECT,
KNOWN AS A DISCUS, IS THROWN FOR
DISTANCE.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

ARTICLES, AGILITY, CONDITIONING, CORE
STABILITY, ENDURANCE, FLEXIBILITY,
SKILL, SPEED.
 THROWING EVENTS

JAVELIN – A TRACK AND FIELD EVENT WHERE

THE JAVELIN, A SPEAR ABOUT 2.5 M IN
LENGTH, IS THROWN

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

STRENGTH OR POWER, MUSCULAR ENDURANCE,
SPEED, BALANCE, AND FLEXIBILITY.
 THROWING EVENTS

SHOT PUT - A TRACK AND FIELD EVENT

INVOLVING "PUTTING" A HEAVY SPHERICAL
BALL—THE SHOT—AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

BODY COMPOSITION, CARDIOVASCULAR
ENDURANCE, MUSCULAR STRENGTH,
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE, FLEXIBILITY.
 THROWING EVENT

HAMMER THROW - A FIELD EVENT IN WHICH A

USUALLY 16-POUND METAL SPHERE ATTACHED
TO A FLEXIBLE HANDLE IS THROWN FOR
DISTANCE.

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS DEVELOPED:

STRENGTH OR POWER, COORDINATION,
BALANCE, FLEXIBILITY, AND MUSCULAR
ENDURANCE.