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    Relay Races

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    The document summarizes the rules and procedures for 4x100m and 4x400m relay races in track and field competitions. It discusses team member selection, passing zones, lane running rules, types of baton passes, and disqualification criteria. Key details include running 100m or 400m before passing the baton in a designated zone, running the first leg of the 4x400m entirely in lanes and the second leg to the break line, and officials assigning lanes for the third and fourth runners.

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    The document summarizes the rules and procedures for 4x100m and 4x400m relay races in track and field competitions. It discusses team member selection, passing zones, lane running rules, types of baton passes, and disqualification criteria. Key details include running 100m or 400m before passing the baton in a designated zone, running the first leg of the 4x400m entirely in lanes and the second leg to the break line, and officials assigning lanes for the third and fourth runners.

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    The document summarizes the rules and procedures for 4x100m and 4x400m relay races in track and field competitions. It discusses team member selection, passing zones, lane running rules, types of baton passes, and disqualification criteria. Key details include running 100m or 400m before passing the baton in a designated zone, running the first leg of the 4x400m entirely in lanes and the second leg to the break line, and officials assigning lanes for the third and fourth runners.

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    Relay Races

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    Trixie Mae Cantil Padilla
    The document summarizes the rules and procedures for 4x100m and 4x400m relay races in track and field competitions. It discusses team member selection, passing zones, lane running rules, types of baton passes, and disqualification criteria. Key details include running 100m or 400m before passing the baton in a designated zone, running the first leg of the 4x400m entirely in lanes and the second leg to the break line, and officials assigning lanes for the third and fourth runners.

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    RELAY RACES

    4 x 100 m relay
    4 x 400 m relay
    Official Relay Races in the Olympics
    20m Take-over zone Scratch line (white), center of take-over zone
    for lane 8 (yellow)
    acceleration (blue)
    Or START mark –
    position of outgoing
    runner
    Checkmark/GO mark
    – if incoming (passer)
    runner reaches this,
    go signal for outgoing
    (receiver) to start
    running (usually
    dash-sign)

    4 x 100m RELAY
    First take-over zone
    THE RELAY EVENTS
    4X100 METER RELAY
    • Team Member Selection
    • Lead off: Best starter, reliable, runs curve well

    • 2nd leg: Strong runner, able to take and give handoff

    • 3rd leg: Strong curve runner, also able to take and give handoff

    • Anchor: Not always the fastest, but the best finisher…the one
    with fight.
    • If dropped, the baton shall be recovered by the
    athlete who dropped it.

    • Passing of the baton outside the takeover zone


    shall result in disqualification
    • Throwing the baton to the receiver is not
    allowed.
    • Additionally, athletes before receiving and/or after handing
    over the baton, should keep in their lanes or maintain
    position until the course is clear to avoid obstruction to
    other athletes.

    • If during the race an athlete takes or picks up the baton


    of another team, his team shall be disqualified. The
    other team should not be penalised unless an advantage
    is obtained.
    4 X 100M RELAY

    • Each athlete shall run100m before passing the baton in the take-over
    zone.

    • The 4 × 100m race shall be run entirely in lanes. Meaning, each athlete
    in a relay team shall run only in their designated lane.
    4 X 400M RELAY
    • Each athlete shall run 400 meters (1 lap) before passing the baton

    • The 4 x 400m race shall be run entirely in lanes for the first lap,
    including the 1st bend up to the breakline.
    • Meaning, the first runner runs entirely in their team’s designated lane for 1
    lap;
    • second runner runs only the 1st bend up to the breakline, and may transfer
    to inner/other lane after the breakline;
    • 3rd and 4th runners (when receiving the baton), will be placed in a lane
    designated by the officials based on the order of the incoming (passer)
    runners.
    2nd runners to receive baton and run the 1st runners running 400m in their
    first bend entirely in their lanes assigned lane

    4 x 400m RELAY
    Then 2nd runners may transfer to inner lanes after exiting from the
    breakline

    4 x 400m RELAY
    3rd or 4th runners placed by officials in the order based on incoming runners
    passing the baton

    4 x 400m RELAY
    TYPES OF BATON PASSING
    • VISUAL PASS – mostly done in 4 x 400m relay
    • NON-VISUAL PASS – mostly done in 4 x 100m relay
    END

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