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Hurdles

Hurdles is a World Athletics running event in which athletes race a sprint or lap distance over regularly placed hurdles. It is distinct from steeplechase with a water jump.

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Classification

Category Athletics

Family Athletics

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Sprint or lap distance over hurdles on a track.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like sprint speed and technical repetition.

Cost Low to medium: club, track, hurdles and coach are enough to start. Club fee, spikes, track access, competitions and technical training. Athletics club with sprint/hurdles group.

First progress First drills quickly; race pace takes weeks to months.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

track
hurdles
spikes
coach
warm-up

First steps

test sprint base
learn lead leg
use low hurdles
run rhythm drills

Athletics club, sprint group or school/university sport.

Progress height and spacing gradually; mind warm-up and landing.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, einzeln, hurdles, hurdenlauf, world-athletics, track, athletics, leichtathletik

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Run the hurdles distance fastest and legally.

Teilnehmer

Individual runners.

Teamgröße

Individual.

Spielfeld

Track with hurdle positions and finish.

Dauer

One race over the announced distance, e.g. 100m, 110m or 400m hurdles.

Wertung

Fastest valid finish time.

Gewinnbedingung

Fastest valid time.

Ausrüstung

track
hurdles
starting blocks
timing
spikes

Wichtige Regelpunkte

false start
lane violation
intentional hurdle knocking
obstruction

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Athletics (WA)
World Athletics (WA)

110 Metres Hurdles World Athletics · official · high
400 Metres Hurdles World Athletics · official · high
Competition and Technical Rules World Athletics · rulebook · high