ATHLETICS / Mireia

Hello! In this post, I am going to write about Athletics, this is a international sport that uses the skills of jumping, running, walking and throwing. It is a very demanding discipline that requires a great effort to improve habits and physique. It can be practiced individually, or in teams, as in the posts. His practice can occur on indoor or outdoor track. The distances are from 50 meters (usually covered tracks), to the marathon fence, 41'195 kilometers.

There are lots of modalities apart  from the marathons and crosses:
LONG RACES:

• Steeplechase
• 800 metres
• 1.500 metres
• 5.000 metres
• 10.000 metres
• Marathon

SPEED RACES:

• 110/100 metres hurdles
• 400 metres hurdles
• 100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres

JUMPS:

• Triple jump
• Long jump
• Pole vault
• High jump

SHOOTING COMPETITIONS:

• Discus throw
• Shot put
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw

COMPETITIONS:

• Pentathlon / heptathlon
• Heptathlon / decathlon

WALK RACE:

• 20 kilometers
• 50 kilometers

RELAY:

• 4x100
• 4x400

The next 12 of May, will be in course the international competition DIAMOND LEAGUE. You will like it! All the famous athletes are going to be there!