Athletics

The shortest individual running event is ______ meters on an outdoor track.

• 400 meters 
• 200 meters 
• 4 X 100 meter relay 
• 100 meters 

How many runners per team in a relay

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

To run fast..

• Have high knee lift

• Have fast arm speed

• Have low knee lift

• Straight arms

To run for distance..

• Low hips, high knees

• High knees, low hips

• Powerful arms

• Relaxed arms

Where was athletics born?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Britain

• Russia

Athletics as a modern sport started in

• Britain

• The USA

• Kenia

• New Zealand

Athletics include

• running

• throwing

• football

• jumping

Running requires

• cardiovascular endurance

• speed

• coordination

• None of these

Which are included in athletics?

• high jump

• pole-vault

• long jump

• triple jump

Which event would you need one of these for?

• Throwing

• Relay

• Long jump

• High jump