HISTORY OF ATHLETICS

unit 5

history of athletics

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00. Glossary01. Basic rules of athletics02. Origins of athletics 03. Most popular countries in athletics04. Key facts ans timeline05. Activities

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Discus throw: Lanzamiento de disco Events: Pruebas Hammer throw: Lanzamiento de martillo High jump: Salto de altura Hurdles: Vallas Javaline throw: Lanzamiento de jabalina Jumping events: Pruebas de salto Long jump: Salto de longitud Marathon: Maratón Pole vault: Pértiga Race walk: Marcha atlética Relay: Relevo Running events: Pruebas de carreras Shot put: Lanzamiento de peso Steeplechase: Carrera de obstáculos Throwing events: Pruebas de lanzamientoTrack and field: Atletismo Triple jump: Triple salto

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BASIC RULES OF ATHLETICS

The basic concept of athletics is to win the event that you are participating in, which is done by running, jumping, and throwing better than your opponents in the event.

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To sum up...

ORIGINS OF ATHLETICS

• It appeared by the 10th and 9th BC in Greece
• 776 BC it was included in the first Olympic Games
• Around 200 BC it became popular in the Italian region
• It was banned by the year 394 AC
• During the 19th century athletics came back to England
• 1896: first modern Olympic Games
• Still famous and exciting today!!!

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most popular countries in athletics

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KEY FACTS AND TIMELINE

• The ancient Greeks used special diets and concoctions to improve their athletic abilities.
• Dick Fosbury is regarded as one of the most influential track and field athletes of all time for his contribution to the high jump event.
• The Olympic 100-meter race determines who is the “fastest on earth.” Usain Bolt won with a time of 9.81 seconds in the 2016 Rio Olympics and owns the all-time record with a time of 9.58 seconds
• Elite athletes have an area of the brain that performs 82 percent faster than average under intense pressure.

776 BC (Olympic Games)

394 AD(Theodosius I banned the Games)

1896First Modern Olympic Games

19th century(England amateur comp)

1913(IAAF)

1960(Paralympic Games)

1928(First women competition)

2021(Co vid Olympic Games)

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ACTIVITY

FEMALE athletes

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1. Make groups of 4 or 5 girls 2. Choose one female athlete 3. Look for information about this athlete 4. Work together to create an attractive poster 5. Present your work on November 24th

1. Yulimar Rojas
2. Kathrine Switzer
3. Sifan Hassan
4. Ana Peleteiro
5. Elain Thompson-Herah
6. Maria Aleksándrovna Lasitskene