SANT BABA BHAG SINGH UNIVE

DEPARMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PRACTICAL OF ATHLETICS
TOPIC- RELAY RACES
Submitted by Submitted to
GURJEET SINGH
BPES (4TH SEM)
Dr. Surinder kaur
19048017 Mahi
ATHLETICS
TYPES OF EVENT

• Track Events
• Field Events
TRACK EVENTS

• There are Races in this event.

• This should be measured in time.
• A track of 400m in oval shape.
• In 400m standard track has 8 lanes.
• All lanes are 1.22m and all lines are 5cm.
RELAY RACES

• 4×100m
• 4×400m
BATON

28-30 cm

12-15 cm Weight=50 gm
 BATON

• The relay baton is a smooth, hollow, one-piece tube made of wood, metal or another rigid
material. It measures between 28 and 30 centimeters long and between 12 and 13
centimeters in circumference. The baton must weigh at least 50 grams.
THE START

• Runners in the individual sprints, plus the leadoff relay runners, begin in the starting
blocks, which are marked on the track. The other relay runners begin on their feet when
they receive the baton in the passing zone.
• In all sprint events, the starter will announce, “On your marks,” and then, “Set.” At the
“set” command, runners must have both hands and at least one knee touching the ground
and both feet in the starting blocks. Their hands must be behind the starting line.
• The race begins with the opening gun. Runners are permitted only one false start and are
disqualified after a second false start.
4×100m
THE RACE OF 4×100

• the 4 x 100 relay, competitors must again remain in their lanes, but the
starting line is staggered to account for the curvature of the track.
THE RACE OF 4×400

In the 4 x 400 relay, only the first runner remains in the same lane for the full lap. After
receiving the baton, the second runner may leave his/her lane after the first turn. The third
and fourth runners are assigned lanes based on the position of the team’s previous runner
when he or she is halfway around the track.
RELAY RULES

• The baton can only be passed within the exchange zone, which is 20 meters long.
Exchanges made outside the zone—based on the position of the baton, not the runners’
feet—result in disqualification. Passers must remain in their lanes after the pass to avoid
blocking other runners.
• The baton must be carried by hand. If it is dropped, the runner can leave the lane to
retrieve the baton as long as the recovery doesn’t lessen his or her total running distance.
Runners may not wear gloves or place substances on their hands to obtain a better grip on
the baton.
Sant baba bhag singh University
Gurjeet singh
BPES 4th sem
19048017
Thankew for watching