The track tests The main ones in athletics are running, walking, jumping, throwing, and combined events. Track events are part of athletics, one of the oldest sports in the world.
Although the number of tests has varied over the years, the original sense of discipline has remained: it is about having the ability to outperform opponents in effort, performance and endurance..
These tests are practiced from institutes, universities, to the most important; national and world games and the olympic games, the latter being considered the highest level events.
The objective of the foot races is to determine who is the fastest participant in the group starting from a set time.
Test in which the runners must cover 100 meters on smooth terrain in the shortest time possible. Up to eight runners compete per event and the winner usually runs it in about ten seconds.
Sprinters must cover 200 meters on smooth terrain in the shortest time possible. Up to eight runners compete per event and the winner usually runs it in about twenty seconds.
Longer distance speed test, which seeks to travel 400 meters in the shortest possible time. Eight or nine runners compete and it usually takes about 43-45 seconds.
In this test, the corridor of lane 1 (the one closest to the internal line of the stadium) is in a normal position, while the rest of the lanes advance their position to be in equal conditions when traveling the curves.
Test that consists of traveling 100 meters (women) or 110 meters (men) in the shortest time possible and overcoming ten hurdles. It usually takes around 12-13 seconds for first-level participants to complete the test..
In this case, 400 meters are covered while ten hurdles are dodged along the way. The current men's record is in just over 45 seconds, while the women's in 52 seconds.
In this race, the participant must overcome 28 hurdles steps and 7 pit jumps, the winner being the one who travels 3000 meters in less time. It usually takes eight minutes.
It is disputed by making a course of 800 to 3000 meters in intermediate distances between speed and bottom.
Test in which the runner must travel 800 meters in the shortest time possible. The first 100 meters, the competitor must stay in his lane and, from there, he can occupy the lane that he deems most convenient to obtain the victory.
In a final, eight participants usually compete and the test lasts an average of one minute and forty seconds in the case of the men's modality.
Test in which participants must travel 1500 meters in the shortest time possible. It is a "free street", so they can move freely between the streets of the track. The male modality is usually covered in three minutes and thirty seconds.
It is not official for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but it is organized in some sporting events. Runners must travel 3000 meters in the shortest time possible.
Long distance races include the 5000 meter, 10,000 meter, half marathon and marathon events.
In this test, the runners must reach the 5000 meter dash in the shortest time possible. It is a “free street” and the participants usually walk it in 12-13 minutes..
The runners will travel 10,000 meters to reach the finish line. It is a “free street” and in the men's modality it is possible to finish it in 26 minutes. In a test ten runners usually compete at the same time.
It is not an Olympic test. It is traveled in large urban spaces, since the route is 21,097 km. Most experienced athletes finish it in about an hour. The number of participants depends on the possibilities of the competition. In the amateurs it can exceed 10,000 registrations.
Most popular long-distance race at the Olympics. This consists of traveling 42,195 meters in the shortest time possible. In Rio de Janeiro 2016 155 athletes participated. The best brand is in just over 2 hours.
It consists of four players per team who must travel a distance in the shortest possible time, transmitting to their partner the wooden stick called a witness every few meters.
Race divided between four runners, in which each one travels a distance of 100 meters until completing 400 meters. The witness is made when a runner touches the hand of his partner. It usually takes about 35-40 seconds.
Race divided between four runners, each covering a distance of 400 meters. The runners touch hands for the relay and the first team to complete the 1600 meters will be the winner. It usually takes about 3 minutes in top-level competitions.
Same test as the previous one, only that the athletes are half male and half female.
They are those that take place outside the stadium, on roads or tracks. An example of these races are marathons.
They are no longer practiced in the Olympics. It consisted of a long distance race but in different spaces.
This test is of British origin, like the hurdles race. It consists of traveling for a distance of between 20 and 50 kilometers, with the condition of not running; they should only walk, and at least one foot should always be in contact with the ground.
Test in which the athlete must maintain a constant gait for 20 km without flexing the knee. A winner usually runs the test in approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Like the previous test, in this one the athlete must maintain a constant gait for 50 km without flexing the knee. An elite athlete usually covers it in 3 and a half hours.
The jumps are divided into pole vaults, long jump, high jump and the triple jump..
It dates back to the Olympic activities of the Greeks, but the discipline underwent modifications by the Germans in the 18th century. It consists of flanking a crossbar without making it fall, using the pole as a support.
Jump from the closest distance to a starting plate.
It consists of jumping on a horizontal bar to the highest possible height without knocking it down.
It consists of performing three jumps after gaining momentum from the starting plate. The winner will be the one who has traveled the most meters.
Throws can be weight, javelin, hammer or discus, and in all of these the objective is to move the object as far away as possible..
In this test, a javelin made of metal or fiberglass is thrown, in order to get it to go as far as possible. It is a sport part of the Olympic Games since 1908 when they were held in London.
Also known as a shot put, it aims to launch a steel ball (about 7 kg) as far as possible. In the Iliad Homer was already talking about this physical test.
Similar to the shot put test, only this time the steel ball is attached to a steel cable with a handle that is where the athlete grabs it from. The aim is still to send the object as far as possible.
This test aims to launch a metal disc weighing about 2 kg as far as possible. Part of the Olympic Games since Athens 1896, the first modern Olympics.
This test is formed from the combination of several athletic activities.
The decathlon is a test divided into 10 tests (deca = ten in Greek). These will be four of the race type, three of launching and three of jumps. It is played for two consecutive days.
It consists of seven tests and has been practiced since 1980.
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