hurdle race
Jumping track event
A hurdle race is a foot race in which runners must leap over a series of barriers called hurdles set at regular intervals along the track.
The 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles are standard Olympic events.
In horse racing, hurdle races feature lower, more flexible obstacles than steeplechases: She won her first hurdle race at age fifteen.
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- trackPath or monitored route
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- leapSudden springing movement
- athleteSports competitor
lane · starting blocks · starting gun · finish line · world record · stride · clearance · lead leg · relay · obstacle · timing · spikes · heat · qualifying · split time · photo finish · knockdown · rhythm
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