Saturday, January 8, 2011

_Sport_

       Track and field, or athletics as it is called in many countries are sport contests that involve running, jumping, and throwing. The competitions in these sport are usually called in which the running events take place on a 400 meter oval field and jumping and throwing events take place nearby

       The sprints consist of distances of 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter. The sprinter uses a crouch start. On the first command, "on your marks", the sprinter kneel with one knee on the ground and both hands behind the starting line.

Vocabulary :
Involve: to include someone or something in something, or to make them take part in or feel part of it.
Sprint: a short and very fast race, such as the 100-metre race, or the last part of longer running race which is run as fast as possible.
Crouch: to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.

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