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INTRODUCTION

TYPES OF HURDLE RACES

TYPES OF TRACKNFIELD GEAR HURDLES

 
INTRODUCTION

Hurdle is nothing but a barrier over which competitors have to jump during hurdle races. Hurdles is a type of track and field race. Hurdling requires speed and flexibility.

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TYPES OF HURDLE RACES

Hurdle events occur for three distances.

  • Both men and women run for 400 meter race
  • Men run for 110 meter race.
  • Women run for 100 meter race.

400 meter hurdle race is an important hurdle event which is played by both men and women. To start with, runners remain in their respective lanes and they have to jump over ten hurdles to reach the end point. All the ten hurdles are spaced 35 meters apart, while the first is 45 meters away from the starting line and the final hurdle is 40 meters from the finish. Hurdles are positioned in such a way that all the runners run the same distance regardless of which lane they are in. Men's hurdles are 91.4 centimeters (2 feet, 9 inches) high while women's measure 76.2 centimeters (2 feet, 6 inches).

100 meter hurdle is meant for women. Even this hurdle race has 10 hurdles. First hurdle being placed 13 meters away from the start line, while the final being 10.5 meters from the finish line. Rest of the hurdles being placed 8.5 meters apart. These hurdles are 84 centimeters (2 feet, 9 inches) high.

110 meter hurdle race is meant for men. Hurdles are 1,067 meters (3 feet, 6 inches) high. All the 10 hurdles are spaced 9.14 meters apart while the first hurdle is 13.72 meters from the starting line while the final hurdles being 14.02 meters from the finish.

TYPES OF TRACKNFIELD GEAR HURDLES

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