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Weight Throw
a family of heavy weight throwing events, in which the objective is to either throw the weight as far as possible or as high as possible. At its core, the objective is the fastest time, greatest height/distance, or highest combined-event score depending on discipline. Participation format: Individual, relay, team. It is typically contested on or in Track, field-event areas, road, or terrain. Scoring is based on Time, distance, height, or points. Core equipment includes Event-specific shoes, implements, and measurement systems. Listed competitions include World Athletics Championships, Olympic Athletics, Diamond League. Origin/development: Antike / moderne Kodifizierung in Europa, 1912. The sport is actively practiced today.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
The objective is the fastest time, greatest height/distance, or highest combined-event score depending on discipline.
Teilnehmer
Individuals, relays, and team scoring.
Teamgröße
Individual or relay/team sizes depending on competition.
Spielfeld
Track stadium, field-event areas, road courses, and cross-country courses.
Dauer
Events range from sprint seconds to marathons and multi-day combined events.
Wertung
Time, distance, height, or points tables depending on discipline.
Gewinnbedingung
Best official result wins.
Ausrüstung
- Spikes
- starting blocks
- throwing implements
- measurement systems
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- False start
- lane violation
- foul line breach
- invalid attempt
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- World Athletics (WA)
- Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
- Britannica Britannica · encyclopedia · high
- World Athletics Rules World Athletics · official · high
- WA World Athletics · official · high
- DLV Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband · official · high