Rules of Track and Field

Just as in Cross Country Track and Field also has rules and regulations that must be followed. So in the beginning of any race, all runners must start at the exact time no runner is allowed to start early, if a runner by any chance foul starts then that runner gets a warning, the second time it happens in the same event that runner is disqualified from that event, meaning that he can not participate in that event. A foul start is when a runner starts to go before the gun goes off.

Another rule/regulation in Track and Field is when runners start they must stay in the lanes. Every track has lanes in which each runner must stay in during his race. This rule specifically toward the sprinters the (sprinting events). For most middle distance and distance runner they dont not have to follow this rule as closely as sprinters do. For middle distance and distance the races have "breaking points" where the runners can break from there assigned lanes and merge into the inside lanes, this is a rule for the mid distance running event, the 800m. For the mile and 2 mile there are no lanes assigned to each runner, it is like a free for all in these 2 events.

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History of Track and Field

You may be wondering where Track and Field all started? Well the first recorded examples of Track and Field was the first Ancient Olympic Games in 776 B.C. During the first games the only event that was contest was the stadion footrace. Track and Field has dated back all the way to 776 B.C. Track and Field events where were also present when during the Panhellenic Games in Greece as well. Track and Field was truly marked when the Olympic Games came back during the 19 hundreds.

To this day many national and world recorders have been set by some great athletes. Here are some extremely amazing recorders set by amazing talented runners, for example world record for 100m sprint - Usain Bolt 9.58 seconds, 200m sprint Usain Bolt 19.19 seconds. Some recorders for middle distance runners; 800m Wilson Kipketer 1:41.11, 1500m Hicham El Guerrouj 3:26, the mile Hicham El Guerrouj 3:43.13. Some recorders for the distance runners are; 3000m, 7:20.67 Daniel Komen, 5000 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele, 10,000 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele. So many great runners have broken and set there own recorders up until now, these runners deserve great respect for there dedication and love to Track and Field.

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