100 metres
Olympic track event
The 100 metres is a sprint race covering that distance, the shortest outdoor track event and often called the fastest race on earth.
Winners are crowned "the world's fastest man" or "world's fastest woman." The event is a marquee attraction at the Olympics and world championships: She won gold in the 100 metres.
Path or monitored route
- heatsIncreases temperature
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
lane · relay · baton · stadium · spectators · false start · photo finish · finish line
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
- OlympianElite international sports competitor
- world record holderOne with best-ever performance
- championTop competitor, or advocate
Rate velocity changes
- reaction timeSpeed of response
- strideExtended single footstep
- musclesContractile body tissue
- lactic acidAnaerobic metabolism byproduct
anaerobic · explosive · top speed · deceleration · running form · arm swing · set position · blocks
Interval timing device
- photo finishRace decided by camera
- starter's pistolBlank-firing race signal
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
ratified · benchmark · record · milliseconds · reaction time · FAT
track
Path or monitored route
- heatsIncreases temperature
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
qualifying · lane · relay · baton · stadium · spectators · false start · photo finish · finish line · starting blocks
Usain Bolt
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
- OlympianElite international sports competitor
- world record holderOne with best-ever performance
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
- reaction timeSpeed of response
- strideExtended single footstep
- musclesContractile body tissue
lactic acid · anaerobic · explosive · top speed · deceleration · running form · arm swing · set position · blocks · spikes
stopwatch
Interval timing device
- photo finishRace decided by camera
- starter's pistolBlank-firing race signal
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
timer · ratified · benchmark · record · milliseconds · reaction time · FAT
Tokyo
Japan's capital city
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- metre wordsmillimetre, centimetre, decimetre, kilometre, nanometre