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Sprint Race Track and Field Sport of Athletics Summer Olympics

The 100 meter dash is a popular Olympic sprint event where athletes run 100 meters as fast as possible. Athletics has a long history dating back to ancient Egypt and Greece, with the modern sport developing in England in the 1100s. General rules require athletes to wear shoes, stay in lanes for shorter races, and be aware of implements in field events. Famous Indian athletes include Virat Kohli, Saina Nehwal, and M.S. Dhoni. World records in sprinting are held by Usain Bolt and Florence Griffith-Joyner. Major Indian athletics tournaments include the National Open Championships and Inter State Senior Championships.

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Sprint Race Track and Field Sport of Athletics Summer Olympics

The 100 meter dash is a popular Olympic sprint event where athletes run 100 meters as fast as possible. Athletics has a long history dating back to ancient Egypt and Greece, with the modern sport developing in England in the 1100s. General rules require athletes to wear shoes, stay in lanes for shorter races, and be aware of implements in field events. Famous Indian athletes include Virat Kohli, Saina Nehwal, and M.S. Dhoni. World records in sprinting are held by Usain Bolt and Florence Griffith-Joyner. Major Indian athletics tournaments include the National Open Championships and Inter State Senior Championships.

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Athletics (100 m):

The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The


shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd) dash is one of the
most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at
the Summer Olympics. since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women. The reigning 100 m
Olympic or world champion is often named "the fastest man or woman in the world"

History of Athletics:

Egyptian and Asian civilizations are known to have encouraged athletics


many centuries before the Christian era. Perhaps as early as
1829 BC, Ireland was the scene of the Lugnasad festival’s Tailteann Games,
involving various forms of track-and-field activity. The Olympic Games of Greece,
traditionally dated from 776 BC, continued through 11 centuries before
ending about AD 393. These ancient Olympics were strictly male affairs, as
to both participants and spectators. Greek women were reputed to have
formed their own Heraea Games, which, like the Olympics, were held every
four years. Athletics as practiced today was born and grew to maturity
in England. The first mention of the sport in England was recorded in 1154,
when practice fields were first established in London. The sport was banned
by King Edward III in the 1300s but revived a century later by Henry VIII,
reputed to be an accomplished hammer thrower.

General Rules of Athletics:


 A runner must always wear sneakers or athletic shoes during the
game.
 In shorter events such as in 800 meters race, athletes should stay
inside the lane.
 In longer events, they are allowed to move to the innermost lanes
with a condition that they should not touch the other participants.
 Always look both directions before crossing the track or any runways.
 Athletes participating in field events must understand that their
implements can be dangerous and are not toys.
 Warm up in the outer lanes.  During workout, if you run up behind a
runner, yell “track” so they know to move to the outer lane and out of
your way.
 ∙Do not cut in front of people while they are running.  This can lead to
injury to you and the other runners involved.

Famous Personalities:
1. Virat Kohli
2. Saina Nehwal
3. M.S. Dhoni
4. Yuvraj Singh
5. Mary Kom

World Records:
Usain Bolt - 100m in less than 9.6 seconds with his 9.58 second effort at
the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. 
Florence Griffith-Joyner - 10.49s in 100m since 1988
Wayde van Niekerk - 43.03s in 400m race since 2006

Tournaments:
1. The annual Indian National Open Athletics Championships
2. Indian Inter State Senior Athletics Championships (both first held in
1961)
3. quadrennial National Games of India (first held in 1924)

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