Over the Top
100m/110M, 400m Hurdles: The 110m hurdles event takes place on the home straight of the Athletics track. Athletes must jump over 10 evenly-spaced hurdles in their lane, before sprinting for the finishing line. Hurdles are the highest for any of the events, at 1.067m. They are designed so that if an athlete hits one it falls forward.
Competition format 100m hurdles
The Hurdles races start with heats. The number of heats and the number of athletes who progress to the next round depends on the number of athletes competing. In each heat the best-placed athletes as well as a set number of the fastest losers go through. The draw to determine which heat athletes run in is decided by their initial seedings for the first round, and then their performances after that. This ensures that the highest seeded athletes are not in the same heat.
Competition format 110m hurdles
The Hurdles races start with heats. The number of heats and the number of athletes who progress to the next round depends on the number of athletes competing. The draw to determine which heat athletes run in is decided by their initial seedings (based on their past performances) for the first round, and then their performances after that. This ensures that the highest seeded athletes are not drawn in the same heat.
Competition format 400m hurdles
The Hurdles races start with heats. The number of heats and the number of athletes who progress to the next round depends on the number of athletes competing. In each heat the best-placed athletes go through, as well as a set number of the fastest losers across all the heats. The draw to determine which heat athletes run in is decided by their initial seedings (based on previous performance) for the first round, and then their performances after that. This ensures that the highest seeded athletes are not drawn in the same heat. Athletes run the entire race in their lane, which is allocated to them.
The Lingo
Stutter step is a footwork technique. The term has fallen out of usage in the modern game, but the technique is still used. The stutter step is basically running forward with small steps while squatting, having the back perpendicular to the ground It is a technique used to approach an obstacle. It allows the player to be in a stable ready position while moving forward.
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