landing pit
Soft arrival zone
A landing pit is a cushioned area where athletes land after jumping or vaulting.
In track and field, high jumpers and pole vaulters land on thick foam mats.
In gymnastics, pits filled with foam blocks cushion landings from apparatus.
Long jump and triple jump use sand-filled pits: She landed well past the eight-meter mark in the landing pit.
- sandpitEnclosed play area with grains
- foamBubble-filled substance
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- crash matPadded landing surface
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
gymnastics · long jump · triple jump · pole vault · track and field · mat · soft · impact · sawdust · track · run up · athlete · leap · tumbling · sand · bounce · safety · air bag
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- gymnastics equipmentbalance beam, uneven bars, parallel bars, pommel horse, rings
- pole vaultpole vault, crossbar, runway, grip tape, takeoff
- circus artstrapeze, silks, aerial silks, lyra, flying trapeze
- field eventsshot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw, high jump
landing pitlaunch pad
Rocket departure platform
runway · springboard · diving board · starting block · jumping platform
landing pitconcrete
Solid building mixture
asphalt · hard floor · pavement · hardwood floor · solid ground
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