PHYSICAL EDUCATION BY ABIGAIL ODUNIYI YEAR 7D
ATHLETICS
1.A brief History of Athletics.
First of all, what is
Athletics?
Athletics is a group of
sporting events that
involves competitive
running, jumping,
throwing, and walking.
It was originated in Ancient
Greece, first emerging as a
sport around the 9th and 10th
centuries B.C. The first
recorded winner of an
athletics event was Korobios,
who won the stadium race at
the first ever Ancient Olympic
Games in 776 B.C. Athletics
was a major sport in Ancient
Greece and Rome, watch the
video in the next slide to
understand better.
2. 4 Types Sprinting events.
1. Short Distance or Sprints
A sprint is a short running race.
In a track and field competition
there are generally three
different sprint distances: 100m,
200m, and 400m. A sprint race
starts out with the runners in
starting blocks in their lane.
2. Middle Distance
The middle distance races are
the 800m, the 1500m, and the 1
mile long runs. These races
require different skills and
tactics to win that the sprints.
3. Long Distance
There are three main long
distance races: the 3000m, the
5000m, and the 10,000m races.
These races are similar to the
middle distance races.
4. Hurdles
A hurdles race is one in which
obstacles are placed at intervals
along the track that the runners
must jump over on their way the
finish line. Typical hurdle races
are the 100m and 400m for
women and 110m and 400m for
men.
3. 5 Types of Field Events.
1. The Long Jump:
The long jump is a track and
field event in which athletes
combine speed, strength and
agility in an attempt to leap
as far as possible from a
takeoff point.
2. Shotput:
The shot put is a track and
field event involving "putting"
a heavy spherical ball—the
shot—as far as possible.
3. Javelin:
A javelin is a light spear designed primarily
to be thrown, historically as a ranged
weapon, but today predominantly for
sports.
4. High jump:
The high jump is a track and field event in
which competitors must jump unaided over
a horizontal bar placed at measured heights
without dislodging it.
5. Discus:
The discus throw, also known as disc throw,
is a track and field event in which an athlete
throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an
attempt to mark a farther distance than
their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as
demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC
Myron statue Discobolus.
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