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Posted by Leslie on August 18, 2024 at 1:17am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Posted by Leslie on August 18, 2024 at 1:17am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Long jump, additionally called wide jump, sport in games (olympic style sports) comprising of an even jump for separation. It was in the past performed from both standing and running beginnings, as discrete occasions, however the standing long jump is never again incorporated into significant rivalries. It was ended from the Olympic Games after 1912. The running long jump was an occasion in the Olympic Rounds of 708 BCE and in the cutting edge Games from 1896.
The standard setting for the long jump incorporates a runway at any rate 40 meters (131 feet) long with no external point of confinement, a departure board planted level with the surface at any rate 1 meter (3.3 feet) from the finish of the runway, and a sand-filled landing territory in any event 2.75 meters (9 feet) and close to 3 meters (9.8 feet) wide.
The jumper as a rule starts his methodology keep running around 30 meters (100 feet) from the departure board and quickens to arrive at greatest speed at departure while checking his walk to land with one foot on and as close as conceivable to the edge of the board. In the event that a challenger ventures past the edge (scratch line), his jump is denied; in the event that he jumps from too a long ways behind the line, he loses significant separation.
The most normally utilized procedures in flight are the fold, where the knees are raised toward the chest, and the hitch kick, which is in actuality a continuation of the keep running noticeable all around. The legs are united for landing, and, since the length of the jump is estimated from the edge of the departure board to the closest imprint in the arrival territory surface made by any piece of the body, the jumper endeavors to fall forward.
In global challenge the eight hopefuls who cause the longest jumps in three primer endeavors to fit the bill to make three last endeavors. The victor is the person who makes the single longest jump through the span of the primer and last adjusts. In 1935 Jesse Owens of the US set a precedent of 8.13 meters (26.6 feet) that was not broken until 1960. Also, American Bounce Beamon held the long jump record of 8.90 meters (29.2 feet) from 1968 until 1991, when it was broken by American Mike Powell, who jumped 8.95 meters (29.4 feet). Starting in 1948, the ladies' long jump has been an Olympic occasion.
History of Long Jump
The starting points of the long jump can be followed to the Olympics in Antiquated Greece, when competitors conveyed loads in each hand. These were swung forward on take-off and discharged in the jump in an offer to expand force.
The long jump rules, as we probably am aware it today, has been a piece of the Olympics since the primary Games in 1896. The men's occasion has seen some long-standing world records by US jumpers. Jesse Owens jumped 8.13m in 1935, a separation that was not surpassed until 1960, and Bounce Beamon flew out to 8.90m in the tenuous quality of Mexico City at the 1968 Olympic Games. The last imprint remained until Mike Powell beat it with a jump of 8.95m at the 1991 Big showdowns.
Did you know about Long Jump
The standing long jump technique was likewise on the Olympic program from 1900 to 1912 and the US jumper Raymond Ewry won multiple times, from 1900 to 1908, including at the 1906 Intercalated Games.
Highest quality level
USA has overwhelmed the men's occasion at the Olympic Games, with everything except six victors since 1896. US long jumper Dwight Phillips, the 2004 Olympic boss, has won four world titles.
On the ladies' side, another US competitor, Brittney Reese has been the top competitor in the occasion lately, winning six worldwide titles in succession somewhere in the range of 2009 and 2013.
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