Week 2 "sprints and hurdles"

Hello, this is my blog’s second topic! Last week, I wrote about history of Track and Field. Did you have more interest in it? If it is So, I am happy! Today, I’ll write about one of the Track and Field events “sprints and hurdles”. It is my athletic event! First, let’s see the world recorders and them records.

Man

100m ... 9.58 (Usain St. Leo Bolt : Jamaica)

200m ... 19.19 (Usain St. Leo Bolt : Jamaica)

400m ... 43.18 (Michael Duane Johnson : United States of America)

110mH ... 12.80 (Aries Merritt : United States of America)

400mH... 46.78 (Kevin Curtis Young : United States of America)

4*100mR... 36.84 (Jamaica)

4*400mR ... 2.54.29 (United States of America)

Women

100m ... 10.49 (Florence Griffith-Joyner : United States of America)

200m ... 12.34 (Florence Griffith-Joyner : United States of America)

400m ... 47.60 (Marita Kochc : East Germany)

100mH ... 12.21 (Yordanka Donkova : Blugaria)

400mH ... 52.34 (Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina : Russia)

4*100mR ... 40.82 (United States of America)

4*400mR ... 3.15.17 (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

event … time (name : country)

              As you see, world recorders of man, there are only two countries. USA and Jamaica. The two countries called “Great nation of Track and Field”, and recently the two countries almost win worldwide Track and Field games regardless of the sex. For instance, the result of 100m and 4*100mR in London Olympic (2012) is the following.

Man

  100m

1^{st …} 9.63 (Usain St. Leo Bolt : Jamaica)

2^{nd …} 9.75 (Yohan Blake : Jamaica)

3^{rd …} 9.79 (Justin Gatlin : United States of America)

  4*100mR

1^{st …} 36.84 (Jamaica)

2^{nd …} 37.04 (United States of America)

Women

  100m

1^{st …} 10.75 (Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce : Jamaica)

2^{nd …} 10.78 (Carmelita Jeter : United States of America)

3^{rd …} 10.81 (Veronica Campbell-Brown : Jamaica)

  4*100mR

1^{st …} 40.82 (United States of America)

2^{nd …} 41.41 (Jamaica)

There are only USA and Jamaica!!

              The most famous runner is Usain St. Leo Bolt, isn’t it? If you are not so interested in Track and Field, you have heard the name once. As mentioned earlier he has two world records. So he called “The Fastest Man”. First, I’d like you to watch this video.

              This is the running of The Fastest Man!! I can run 100m at 11.05, so he is faster than I one and half seconds or more within running only 100m! Next, I’ll write about him more detail. He was born in August 21, 1986. He is 26 years old. When he was 12 years old, he started Track and Field in earnest. His first glory is World Junior Championships (2002), he was 15 years old. He was won the Championship as the youngest. But he had been suffering from injured about 5 years. By the way, his characteristic as a runner are height (he is 198cm tall!) and running form. His running form is differently from others. He runs while waving his body extreme. The form is from his physical problem that his backbone is awry. To omit detailed explanation, He tend to be injured his leg. For the reason, he couldn’t win for five years but after he overcame long hard training, he returned. Olympic of Beijing (2008), he won three events (100m, 200m, 4*100mR) with world new records of all! (9.69, 19.30, 37.10) His wonderful advance wasn’t stop there, next year, World Championship in Berlin he renewed the records again. (9.58, 19.19) And to say about him, we can’t forget this happening.

            Today, I write about sprints and hurdles especially Usain St. Leo Bolt. He is respectable runner! Next year, there will be World Championship! I hope him to make new record!!

My 2nd week’s topic “sprints and hurdles ” is over. Next time, I’ll write about “Mid- & long-distance” and be happy you read it. see you next time.

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