Pole Vaulting is a skill that has been around since the Greeks started the Olympics. Until recently, it was regarded as only an event that boys could do. This was because of the arm and shoulder strength that was required. Pole Vaulting is an event that is expensive and dangerous. In recent years, schools, federations, ...
Track and field was one of 25 sports contested at the VIIth Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920. The track and field program consisted of 27 events: 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 400 Meters, 800 Meters, 1,500 Meters, 5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters, Marathon, 110 Meters Hurdles, 400 Meters Hurdles, 4 X 100 Meters Relay, 4 ...
It is early April and you have been hired or selected to coach your Junior High Track Team. Where do you start? How do you know what events the children can participate in? Who will run on the relays? Most State associations will only let an athlete participate in so many events. Usually this is ...
The pole vault is one of the 12 original track and field events introduced at the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896. Athletes representing Australia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, France, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, the Soviet Union, and the United States have won the event. Americans have won the Olympic pole vault final ...
