Athletics - Track Events
Physical & Health Education · 50 practice questions
Short distance/sprint races (50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, hurdles, relay); sprint start styles (bullet/bunch, medium, elongated); visual and non-visual baton take-over and the take-over zone in relay; flight over hurdles and distancing in high and low hurdle events; the start, stride and finish in middle distance races (800m, 1,500m) and long distance races (3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m, marathon, cross-country); rules, regulations and officiating.
- Name the events that make up short distance/sprint races.
- Identify starting styles in sprint races.
- Differentiate visual and non-visual baton take-over.
- Explain the relay take-over zone.
- Explain the distances and clearance in hurdling.
- Describe the start, stride and finish in middle and long distance races.
- Name the events that make up middle and long distance races.
- Differentiate the rules, regulations and officiating applicable to each track event.
Try a few questions
- Practice question 1
A recall start, called by the starter, specifically occurs when
- A.a factor entirely unrelated to any irregularity in the race's own start
- B.a race finishes in a perfectly ordinary, uneventful manner
- C.a false start or other irregularity requires the race to be restarted
- D.an athlete achieves a new, official world record during the race
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C. a false start or other irregularity requires the race to be restarted
A recall start specifically occurs when a false start or other irregularity requires the race to be restarted.
- Practice question 2
Sprinters specifically rely heavily on fast-twitch muscle fibres to generate
- A.the explosive power needed for short races
- B.the sustained endurance needed for long distance races, rather than sprints
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to explosive power of any kind
- D.no particular muscular capability of any kind, despite the demands of sprinting
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A. the explosive power needed for short races
Sprinters specifically rely heavily on fast-twitch muscle fibres to generate the explosive power needed for short races.
- Practice question 3
Middle distance races, such as the 800m and 1,500m, specifically require a balance of
- A.both speed and endurance from the athlete
- B.pure speed alone, with no requirement for any endurance
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to either speed or endurance
- D.pure endurance alone, with no requirement for any speed
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A. both speed and endurance from the athlete
Middle distance races are specifically characterized by requiring a balance of both speed and endurance.
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