Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running...
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distance running (characterized as a bouncing gait) has modeled the legs as springs. Until recently, it had been long believed that faster sprinting speeds...
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passive muscle elasticity. The term "running" can refer to a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting. Running in humans is associated with improved...
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events Sprint running events in track and field Sprint Cup (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sprint race...
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Netflix with release of new series SPRINT". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2024. "A Running Review Of 'Sprint,' The Track And Field Documentary On...
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other Sprint (running), running at top speed over short distance Sprint (TV series), a Netflix original programming series about professional sprinters Sprints...
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(building) was big enough for 20 competitors, and the race was a 200 yd (180 m) sprint, but the original stadion track in Olympia measures approximately 210 yd...
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100 metres (redirect from 100m sprint)
100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd)...
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Final Sprint is a sprint running race contested by AFL players as part of the on-field entertainment on the day of the AFL Grand Final. The sprint was held...
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400 metres (redirect from 400 metre sprint)
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics...
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than with longer sprinters who are more prone to decelerate inconsistently as they finish their leg. By running two shorter sprints, mathematically the...
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Formula One racing (redirect from Sprint qualifying)
the sprint shootout, which set the grid for the sprint race (called the "sprint") which was also held later on Saturday. The structure of the sprint weekends...
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Sprint Corporation was an American telecommunications company. Before being acquired by T-Mobile US on April 1, 2020, it was the fourth-largest mobile...
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Look up sprinter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sprinter can refer to: A participant in sprint (running) Sprinter (cycling), a type of racing cyclist...
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200 metres (redirect from 200-meter sprint)
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight...
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40-yard dash (category Sprint running disciplines)
The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by scouts...
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50 metres (category Sprint running disciplines)
50 metres, or 50-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field, normally...
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Multi-stage fitness test (category Sprint (running))
aerobic cardiovascular endurance run), or the 20m shuttle run test, is a running test used to estimate an athlete's aerobic capacity (VO2 max). The test...
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Yo-Yo intermittent test (category Sprint (running))
Intermittent Recovery Test". Like many other tests of fitness, it involves running at ever-increasing speeds, to exhaustion. However, a crucial difference...
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Racing (redirect from Sprint finish)
triathlon, often have running as the final section and sprint finish tactics are applied as they are in running-only events. In cycling, sprint finishes are an...
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now refer to the qualifying for the sprint as "sprint qualifying", as opposed to "sprint shootout". The term "sprint qualifying" was previously used in...
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greyhound, while humans can train to achieve high sprint speeds. There is no single determinant of maximum running speed: however, certain factors stand out against...
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Sprint cars are open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Historically known...
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60-yard dash (category Sprint running disciplines)
The 60-yard dash is a sprint covering 60 yards (54.86 m, sometimes recognized as '55-m dash'). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration...
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Peter Norman (category Australian male sprinters)
of the late Peter Norman, who won the silver medal in the 200 metres sprint running event at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, in a time of 20.06 seconds,...
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440-yard dash (redirect from 440 yard running track)
The 440-yard dash, or quarter-mile race, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. In many countries, athletes compete in the 440 yard dash (402...
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60 metres (redirect from 60 m sprint)
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best...
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Starting blocks (category Sprint (running))
Starting blocks are a device used in the sport of track and field by sprint athletes to brace their feet against at the start of a race so they do not...
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men's athletics champions at the Olympics and World Championships in the sprint events since the introduction of the World Championships in 1983. Combining...
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weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took pole position for the sprint event, which he proceeded to win ahead...
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