racewalkers
Fast-stepping athletic competitors
Racewalkers are athletes who compete in racewalking, a track and field event requiring continuous foot contact with the ground and a straightened supporting leg.
The gait produces a distinctive hip-swaying motion: The racewalkers rounded the final turn, legs scissoring in that peculiar stride.
Removal from eligibility
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- red-cardsEjects from play
- warningsAdvance notices of danger
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
officials · race · kilometers · course · lap · heat · trials · championships
Sequential foot-strike pattern
- strideExtended single footstep
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- formShape or document
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
posture · gait · turnover · contact · extension · biomechanics · efficiency · synchronization
Capacity for sustained effort
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
perseverance · tenacity · fatigue · pacing · hydration · fueling · distance · long-distance
Element seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- medalsAwards for achievement
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
Tokyo · Beijing · London · Rio · Athens · Paris · ceremony · IOC
Repetitive training routines
- intervalsGaps between events
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- coachOne who instructs
- fitnessGood physical shape
conditioning · stretching · strength · recovery · warm-up · cool-down · practice · regimen
Racer of 26.2 miles
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
- competitorOne striving against others
- medalistCompetition award recipient
- championTop competitor, or advocate
disqualification
Removal from eligibility
penalties · officials · race · kilometers · course · lap · heat · trials · championships · qualifiers
heel-toe
Sequential foot-strike pattern
footwork · posture · gait · turnover · contact · extension · biomechanics · efficiency · synchronization · precision
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- determinationFirmness of purpose
grit · perseverance · tenacity · fatigue · pacing · hydration · fueling · distance · long-distance · ultra
gold
Element seventy-nine
podium · Tokyo · Beijing · London · Rio · Athens · Paris · ceremony · IOC · records
drills
Repetitive training routines
fitness · conditioning · stretching · strength · recovery · warm-up · cool-down · practice · regimen · preparation
marathoner
Racer of 26.2 miles
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
- competitorOne striving against others
- medalistCompetition award recipient
champion · Olympian · pedestrian · elite · amateur · veteran · junior
racewalkerssprinters
Brief-race speed athletes
runners · dashers · speed demons · hurdlers · speed skaters
racewalkersshot putters
Heavy sphere throwing athletes
weightlifters · powerlifters · throwers · discus throwers · hammer throwers