sprint events
Quick track competitions
Sprint events are short-distance races emphasizing explosive speed over endurance.
In track and field, sprints typically include the 100, 200, and 400 meters; in swimming, the 50 and 100 meters.
The term distinguishes these from middle-distance and long-distance events: She specialized in sprint events rather than the mile.
- world record holderOne with best-ever performance
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
- starting blocksAnchored footrests for racers
- 100 metersStandard short sprint
- explosive powerDestructive force of detonation
Usain Bolt · Jesse Owens · fast twitch · burst of speed · Olympic Games · photo finish · world records · speed · reaction time · relay races · Carl Lewis · track · stadiums · stride length · split times · lane markings · drive · dash
- track meetstrack meets, hurdles, relays, high jump, long jump
- swimming historyOlympic swimming, competitive swimming, swim strokes, backstroke, breaststroke
- adaptive sportsadaptive sports, racing wheelchair, adaptive skiing, disability sports, sports wheelchair
- Cold War SportsMoscow Olympics, doping scandal, sports schools, Nadia Comaneci, Olympic medals
- Para Nordicsit-ski, classification system, B1, B3, mono-ski
race distance
sprint eventsmarathon
Long-distance footrace
long-distance running · endurance events · ultramarathon · cross-country · 5000 meters