about field events

         I introduced some events called "track events".From now on, I'll introduce "field events". Especially,high jump, long jump, the javelin, the hummer throw, etc. That is , jumping-events and throwing-events are called "field events".


          Jumping-events are high jump, pole vault, long jump and triple jump. We compete with other jumpers for the height in high jump and pole vault. The world record of high jump is 2m45cm. This record was established by　Javier Sotomayor Sanabri (Cuba,1993).If you can't imagine this height, it is good in imagining a telephone booth. Sotomayor could jump over a telephone booth! The world record of pole vault is6m14cm by Sergey Bubka (Ukraine,1994). He broke the world record 35 times on the active list and called "Bird-man".

         As opposed to these, we compete for distance in long jump and triple jump.The world record is 8m95cm and was established by Michael Anthony Powell (U.S.A.) in 1991. In triple jump, the most longest record was established by Sir Jonathan Edwards (U.K., 1995)and the distance is 18m29cm. Normally, we indicate a triple jump with a run-up, but there is a triple jump without a run-up.

         Throwing-events are the shot put, the discus throw, the javelin, and the hummer throw.It is beginning that the prototype of the present shot put was performed by iron bullets in 1860. The weight of a shot are inconsistent.For men, the weight is 16pound (7.260kg), and for women, it is 4kg.The discus throwers use this disc. 

 Although there were few players in present Japan, it was the Japanese woman's specialty once. I think that the javelin became somewhat famous also for Japan by Murakami's activity several years ago. The weight for men is 800g and for women is 600g . The length is also different. Recently, we use a javelin made of plastic for elementally or junior high school students. It is softer than normal javelin, so it is safety. To stop accident, the length was changed.Speaking of the hammer throw, Murofushi will occur immediately. Maybe it is the most famous throwing event in Japan.This is an event of the Ireland origin from the first, and to have attached and thrown the chain to the hammer is made into the origin. Since high technical capabilities and muscles are required of a player compared with other events, the top athlete tends to become advanced age comparatively. Murofushi is the player who has the 5th record in the world, and has won a prize uniquely in Japanese player.

The next topic is "the feature of player (Japanese vs foreigner)"

 

about hurdle

         A hurdle game is one of the events of track and field, and is an event which competes for the speed which runs while jumping over some obstacles. The number of hurdles and the intervals between hurdles are difference according to the distance. Generally, the events which are held in many meetings are 100m hurdle(100mH),110m hurdle(110mH) and 400m hurdle(400mH).


         100mH is for women mainly. A runner runs 100m while clearing 10 hurdles.The height of hurdle is 84cm. The distance between start line and first hurdle is 13m and the intervals are 8.5m.


         110mH is for men. A runner runs 110m while clearing 10 hurdles,too. The height of hurdle is 106.7cm. The distance between start line and first hurdle is 13.72m and the intervals are 9.14m. 


         400mH is for men and women. A runner runs 400m while clearing 10 hurdles.The height of hurdle is 91.4cm(men) or 76.2cm(women).The distance between start line and first hurdle is 45m and the intervals are 35m.　Dai Tamesue is famous runner in Japan. 

         It is the hurdle game in a short distance event which was introduced until now. There are another hurdle game in a long distance event. 3000m-hurdle (3000mSC) is the event."SC" is a shortened form of "Steeple Chase" . A runner runs and jump over 5 obstacles per 1 round.  

(This is an obstacle. The height is 91.4cm (for men))

         A runnner have to jump into water (Suigou). The depth is 70cm at the deepest point. It is the real thrill of 300mSC.

The next topic is "about field evens".

about marathon and ekiden

         A marathon is composed of events of long-distance. Runners run 42.195km and they compete ranking or time. For general runners, there are half marathon(21.0975km)and quarter marathon(10.54875km).  We call the race on the road "Marathon" even if a course is shorter than 42.195km.

         The origin of name dates back to the 450 B.C.(the war of Marathon).  Miltiades, the general of Athēnai(now; Athens) , won the war.To convey the win to state men,  a soldier,Philippides was selected. He ran from Marathon to Athens and tell them that they were win.  A French, Michel Breal, recalled that episode and suggested the event to run from Marathon to Athens in the 1st Athens Olympic games in 1896. In Olympic games, it was 1972 that women's marathon was admitted officially.


         An ekiden is Japanese name. In English, it called a "a long-distance relay race"or "road relay". This event is Japan in origin, so we call it ekiden in foreign.Runners run long distance a relay form and they pass a sash(Tasuki).Since a public road is used, the team separated from the head too much may run with a spare sash(advanced start).  That is, the sash of the team isn't passed runner to runner. I think this is one of the real thrill in ekiden.

        Probably ,Hakone ekiden is the most popular in Japan. It held in 2rd and 3rd on January. Only the student who has joined in the Kanto student track-and-field league can participate in Hakone ekiden. It is only a student applicable to the following conditions that can participate in Hakone ekiden also in the student.

•  The student of the university which won a prize less than of the 10th place in the convention last time
• The student of the university which won a prize less than of the 9th place by the elimination contest
• The student who was not above applied and was chosen as the Kanto student track-and-field league(Kanto-gakuren) all-star team

        That is,there are 20 team in one convention.

The next  topic  is  "about hardle".