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Athletics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the first Olympic game played?

a)

707 BCE

b)

777 BCE

c)

776 BCE

d)

700 BCE

2.

When was the hammer throw became an Olympic event?

a)

1986

b)

1689

c)

1896

d)

1968

3.

What is the most popular technique in high jump?

a)

Fosbury flop

b)

Eastern cut-off

c)

Straddle

d)

Double kick jump

4.

Who is the current record holder in Pole Vault?

a)

Cornelius Warmerdam

b)

Bob Gutowski

c)

Don Bragg

d)

Armand Duplantis

5.

How long is a standard steeplechase run?

a)

2000 meters

b)

3000 meters

c)

4000 meters

d)

5000 meters

6.

How many water jumps are there in a steeplechase?

a)

3

b)

30

c)

70

d)

7

7.

What is the shortest distance in an outdoor sprint event?

a)

60 meters

b)

100 meters

c)

75 meters

d)

50 meters

8.

What is the longest indoor middle distance event?

a)

1000 meters

b)

1500 meters

c)

2000 meters

d)

2500 meters

9.

How long is a full marathon?

a)

10 km

b)

21.0975 km

c)

42.195 km

d)

57 km

10.

In a sprint event, what happens if a runner ahead of everyone else changed lane?

a)

The athlete will be disqualified

b)

The athlete will be warned

c)

The athlete will be given red flag

d)

The athlete will not be warned nor disqualified

11.

In racewalking, if an athlete violates a rule three times and warned by two judges, what will be the consequence?

a)

No consequence

b)

Disqualification

c)

The athlete shall stop for two seconds then continues the race

d)

The athlete shall return to the starting point

12.

What is the correct sequence of a triple jump?

a)

Hop-Jump-Step

b)

Jump-Jump-Hop

c)

Step-Hop-Jump

d)

Hop-Step-Jump

13.

Which skill is required to achieve maximum distance in jumping?

a)

Take-off

b)

Landing

c)

Air bend

d)

Flight

14.

What is the primary objective of triple jump?

a)

To achieve the highest jump

b)

To achieve the longest distance jumped in whatever method

c)

To execute proper triple jump

d)

To earn highest score from the judges

15.

How many strides is advisable to novice learners?

a)

5 strides

b)

9 strides

c)

13 strides

d)

17 strides