1. Athletics

2. High Jump
Rules
-jumpers will run toward a bar that will be placed atop two standards
-once close to the bar, athletes will jump up on one leg while the force of the leg they are not presently jumping on forces them to turn backwards
-jumpers then arch their back to successfully jump over the bar and land on a mat behind the bar
-if jumpers miss or knock the bar from its position off of the standards three times in a row, that athlete is eliminated from the competition
-the height of the bar is continually raised until a winner is declared (the winner will be the one who can jump the highest measurment)

3. High Jump Part Two
-Stefka Kostadinova is the current record holder of the women’s high jump with a jump of 2.09 metres. She also obtains a record of jumping 2.00 metres an amazing 197 times
-Javier Sotomayor is the current men’s high jump record holder of an incredible 2.44 metres

4. Triple Jump
Rules
The record holder for the women’s triple jump of 15.5 metres is held by Inessa Kravets of Ukraine
Jonathon Edwards of Britain holds the record for men’s triple jump; he jumped metres
-competitors begin by running a single lane of track
-at a certain marked point, athletes hop once
-this is followed by either a step or bound, and then finally a jump and land
The various phases of triple jump
Hop
Step/Bound
Jump
Land

5. Long Jump
Rules
-competitors begin running on a single lane of track like triple jump
-once they reach a certain are (marked by a line) athletes will jump forward and sing their arms and legs in front of them
-winner will be measured on how far they jump
The record holder of the men’s long jump is Mike Powell who has retained a jump record of 8.5 metres for more than 20 years
Galina Chistyakova holds the record for the women’s long jump as of 1988; her jump measured up to 7.52 metres
Jessica Ennis

6. Runs 60 metre sprint Rules -runners begin at a starting block
-they then push off a pair of starting blocks
-first person’s torso to cross finish wins
Events
60 metre sprint: Men's and Women's
100 metre sprint: Men's and Women's
200 metre sprint: Men’s and Women’s
400 metre sprint: Men’s and Women’s
Runs

7. Runs Part Two 800 metre endurance run: Men’s and Women’s
Starting Blocks

8. Hurdles
Rules
-like running, hurdles are races along a track with “gates” barring the racer’s way
-the racer that successfully jumps each hurdle and finishes first , second, or third receives a medal

9. Discus Rules Rudolf Bauer at the 1900 Olympic Games
-athletes use a weighted disc
-competitors will spin around and then hurl the discus off the index finger
-they are restricted to a certain space to throw

10. Discus Weights Men Women
-men ages 49 years and younger old throw a 2 kilogram discus
-men 50 to 59 years old throw a 1.5 kilogram discus
-men ages 60 and up throw a 1 kilogram discus
-Women 74 years and younger throw a 1 kilogram discus
-Women 75 years and older throw a 750 gram discus

11. Shot put
Rules
-relating to discus, shot put throwers must stay in a marked area
-athletes tuck the shot put in the crevice of their neck
-competitors launch or “put” the ball
Czechoslovakian shot putter

12. Shot Put Weights Women’s Shot weights Men’s Shot weights
Women up to 49 years throw a 4 kilogram shot
Women ages throw a 3 kilogram shot
Women ages throw a 3 kilogram shot
Women ages throw a 3 kilogram shot
Women ages throw a 2 kilogram shot
Women ages 80 and up throw a 2 kilogram shot
Men’s Shot weights
Men up to 49 years throw a 7 kilogram shot
Men ages throw a 6 kilogram shot
Men ages throw a 5 kilogram shot
Men ages throw a 4 kilogram shot
Men ages throw a 4 kilogram shot
Men ages 80 and up throw a 3 kilogram shot

13. Javelin Throw Rules -the thrower must launch the javelin overhand
-unlike other throwing events (shot put, discus, hammer toss) the javelin thrower is provided with a single piece of track where the athlete must throw his/her javelin at a specific point
Javelin lengths and Sizes
Men throw a 2.7 metre long javelin that weighs 800 grams
Women throw a 2.3 metre long javelin that weighs 600 grams
Men’s and Women’s
Javelins

14. Hammer Toss The men’s hammer weighs 7.257 kilograms
The women’s hammer weighs 4 kilograms
John Flanagan
Rules
-like shot put and discus, the hammer toss involves the thrower to “toss” a weighted object in a marked area
-the person who can launch the hammer or ball the furthest wins the competition

15. Throwing Competition Schedule
Men’s Discus
Men’s Hammer Toss
Men’s Javelin
Men’s Shot put
Sixth and Seventh of August
Third and Fifth of August
Eighth and Eleventh of August
Third of August
Third and Fourth of August
Women’s Discus
Eighth and Tenth of August
Women’s Hammer Toss
Seventh and Ninth of August
Women’s Javelin
Women’s Shot put
Sixth of August

16. Running Competition Schedule
Men’s Fourth and
Fifth of August
Men’s Seventh, Eighth, and
Ninth of August
Men’s Fourth, Fifth, and
Sixth of August
Men’s Sixth, Seventh and Ninth of August
Men’s Third, Fifth, and Seventh of August
Men’s Eight and Eleventh of August
Men’s 10, Fourth of August
Women’s 100 Third and Fourth of August
Women’s 200 Sixth, Seventh and, Eighth of August
Women’s 400 Third, Fourth, and Fifth of August
Women’s 800 Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh of August
Women’s 1500 Sixth, Eighth, and Tenth of August
Women’s 5000 Seventh and Tenth of August
Women’s 10,000 Third of August

17. Jumping Competition Schedule
Men’s High Jump Fifth and Seventh of August
Men’s Long Jump Third and Fourth of August
Men’s Triple Jump Seventh and Ninth of August
Women’s High Jump Ninth and Eleventh of August
Women’s Long Jump Seventh and Eight of August
Women’s Triple Jump Third and Fifth of August

18. Resources
Wikipedia
Flickr