Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other

animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by

an aerial phase in which all feet are above the
ground.The 100 metres (spelt meters in US), or 100-metre dash, is
a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor
running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in
the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since
1896 for men and since 1928 for women.

Jumping or leaping is a form of locomotion or movement in which

an organism or non-living (e.g., robotic) mechanical system propels itself
through the air along a ballistic trajectory. Jumping can be distinguished from
running, galloping, and othergaits where the entire body is temporarily
airborne by the relatively long duration of the aerial phase and high angle of
initial launch.

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin,
a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower
gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is
an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon.
Rules and competitions
The size, shape, minimum weight, and center of gravity of the javelin are all
defined by IAAF rules. In international competition, men throw a javelin
between 2.6 and 2.7 m (8 ft 6 in and 8 ft 10 in) in length and 800 g (28 oz) in
weight, and women throw a javelin between 2.2 and 2.3 m (7 ft 3 in and 7 ft
7 in) in length and 600 g (21 oz) in weight. The javelin has a grip, about 150
mm (5.9 in) wide, made of cord and located at the javelin's center of gravity
(0.9 to 1.06 m (2 ft 11 in to 3 ft 6 in) from the javelin tip for the men's javelin

and 0.8 to 0.92 m (2 ft 7 in to 3 ft 0 in) from the javelin tip for the women's
javelin).

Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting"
(throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object the shotas far as
possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern
Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in
1948.
Putting styles
Two putting styles are in current general use by shot put competitors: the
glide and the spin. With all putting styles, the goal is to release the shot with
maximum forward velocity at an angle of approximately forty degrees.

Long jump
The long jump (historically called the broad jump) is a track and field event in
which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as
far as possible from a take off point. This event has a history in the Ancient
Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the
first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948. At the elite level,

competitors run down a runway (usually coated with the samerubberized

surface as running tracks, crumb rubber also vulcanized rubberknown
generally as an all-weather track) and jump as far as they can from a wooden
board 20 cm or 8 inches wide that is built flush with the runway into a pit filled
with finely ground gravel or sand. If the competitor starts the leap with any part of

the foot past the foul line, the jump is declared a foul and no distance is
recorded.