Hurdling, sport in athletics (track and field) in which a runner races over a series of obstacles called hurdles, which are set a fixed distance apart.
Traditionally, there are two types of hurdle races—the 120-yard (110 meter) high hurdle and the 440-yard (403 meter) intermediate hurdle. The hurdles are 42 inches (1.06 meters) high in the 120-yard event and 36 inches (. 91 meters) high in the 440-yard event.
The most prominent hurdles events are 110 meters hurdles for men, 100 meters hurdles for women, and 400 meters hurdles (both sexes) – these three distances are all contested at the Summer Olympics and the World Athletics Championships.
Hurdling is a man killer event because it may cause injuries like lower back pain, groin, hip flexors and calves. This event need raw speed, strength, endurance and technical ability over the hurdles.
The hurdles are a slightly different height for each race, according to the International Association of Athletics Federation: 110m men's race: 1.067m or 3.5 feet. 100m women's race: 0.838m or 2.75 feet. 400m men's race: 0.914m or 2.99 feet.
How high are hurdles for 13 year olds?
As it stands now, in youth track there are 80 meter hurdles for the 11-12 year old's, 100 meter hurdles at 30” for 13-14 year-old girls, 100 meter hurdles at 33” for 15-16 and 17-18 year-old girls and 13-14 year-old boys, and 39” hurdles for 15-16 and 17-18 boys.
Which male hurdler won 122 consecutive hurdle races?
In Montreal in 1976, Moses won the 400m hurdles in. world record time. Eight years later in Los Angeles, he won a second gold medal. Between September 1977 and June 1987, Moses won 122 consecutive races.
1 : a barrier to be jumped in a race. 2 hurdles plural : a race in which runners must jump over barriers. 3 : obstacle He overcame many hurdles to become successful.
What is world record of 400m race?
400 metres
| Athletics 400 metres |
|---|
| The closing stages of a men's 400 m race |
| World records |
| Men | Wayde van Niekerk 43.03 (2016) |
| Women | Marita Koch 47.60 (1985) |
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