2.the History of Athletics

1.
Athletics is one of the fundamental and the most popular sports, which It is a basic human
movement and the behavior, and which includes: racing, throwing and jumping disciplines. Athletic
exercises are physically power, durability, speed and agility And they will be able to do the will, as
they are courage, determination and perseverance. The disciplines of athletics are distinguished
Motor cycles that are successful.Can be used in the course of education process or through other
forms exercise, which has a significant impact on to raise the general psychophysical abilities of the
individual. Athletics is Starting point and foundation for everyone else Sports.
2.The history of athletics
Athletics is one of the oldest forms sports competitions, more from the time of the original The
Olympic Games from the ancient Greeks to the modern Olympics games of today. How is it about
the basics the disciplines of running, jumps and throws traditions of such the competition is as old as
and the tradition of sports, it's the history of athletics and history of the sport at all.
3.
Since 1896, athletics has been included in the regular program of the Olympic Games.
International Athletics Federation(IAAF) was founded in 1912 in Stockholm and today There are 212
member states.
Athletics is the most developed in the United States, followed by Russia, Germany, Cuba, Kenya and
Jamaica.
The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, if measured), while wins in
jumps and throws are achieved by the highest or farthest From a series of attempts. Simplicity of
competition and lack of need for expensive equipment makes athletics One of the most competitive
sports in the world.
Athletics is mainly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions that
combine athletes' performance into a team score, such as cross country.
Organized athletics dates back to the ancient Olympic Games of 776 BC. Rules and format Modern
events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th
centuries, and then spread to other parts of the world. Most modern competitions of the highest
level carried out The International Association of Athletics Federations and its federation members.
4. Branches of athletics
Athletics is considered the most widespread The first organized competition in athletics took place
3000 BC, in Ireland, the word of ancient Greek origin and means fighting in speed. It started as an
outdoor sport .
Athletes are preparing for races in athletic halls. The arena for Athletic squads are athletic stadiums.
In athletics there are short tracks-races up to 400 m. Middle tracks-races from 800 to 3000 m and
long track-racing disciplines larger than 5000 m, then relays - performance of 4 competitors from
one team, inguinal races and brisk walking that includes sections at 10.20, and 50 km.
5. ATHLETIC CURIOSITIES
Athletics is also called the "queen of sports" because it involves sports competitions in running,
walking, throwing and jumping. After the Olympics and the World Cup, The World Championships in
Athletics are the third largest.
Edwin Moses, an American athlete, competed in the 400 m in the period from 1977 to 1987, he had
an uninterrupted series of 122 wins.
Paavo Nurmi is The first athlete to have a monument in his lifetime. The monument is located In
front of the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.
Our best high jumper Blanka Vlasic, together with tennis player Rafael Nadal, was selected as the
best athlete in the world in 2010. Sergei Bubka is an athlete in the pole vault discipline, he is the first
athlete to have managed to jump 6 meters. Thirty-five times he set world records in this discipline.
Jesse Owens set a record at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by winning four gold medals (100 m, 200 m, 4 x
100 m and long jump) that lasted 48 years. That record was broken by Carl Lewis in 1984 at the
Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
6. Athletes with disabilities
Athletes with physical disabilities have competed in separate international competitions since 1952.
In wheelchair racing, athletes compete in light weight racing chairs. Most major marathons have a
wheelchair section, and elite runners have consistently outperformed runners on their feet. The
speed of wheelchair runners caused difficulties for the organizers of the races in choosing an
adequate start time compared to ordinary runners. The collision between Josh Cassidy (wheelchair
runner) and Tiki Gelana (the leading marathon runner) at the 2013 London Marathon brought the
issue into the spotlight

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