Steeplechase horse racing is a type of sporting event in which horses and their riders scale a number of obstacles in the fastest possible time. It gets its name from the early Irish races that were the precursor to modern events; back in the 1800s, riders in that country would routinely ...
the kayak cross event—which features four kayakers on the course simultaneously—will make its Olympic debut a few days later. The U.S.’s Evy Leibfarth, 20, is set to compete in all three events.
In the 10000m, runners can dive for the inside line from a bunched-up start and have to complete 25 laps of the 400m track. The 3000m steeplechase is the standout event in this category. The participants start together and can go for the inside line as so...
17) sports meeting (athletics meeting: an event at which a number of athletic contests are held.The next athletics meeting will be held in November and will include javelin, pole vault, hurdles and steeplechase.18) squash/tennis/badminton court: the surface where you play these sports.19) str...
This is going to be an entertaining race. The track finals start at 1:35 p.m. ET and also include medal events in the women’s hammer throw, men’s long jump and women’s 3000-meter steeplechase. Wrestling Wrestling began Monday, and we’ll see the first medals handed out Tuesday....
The Tri-Fitness Challenge – Fitness Challenge Events Obstacle Course Comprising of a 10 foot wall, running grid, incline-decline monkey bars,12 foot balance beam, 15 foot cargo net, shuttle run, (3) hurdles, steeplechase jump, sprint, under bar and over bar. Course is 160 yards. ...
Why it’s legit: Hal Higdon ran competitively (and won several conference championships) at Carleton College in Minnesota before competing eight times in the Olympic Trials (his best finish was fifth place at the 1960 Trials in the 3000-meter steeplechase). He also placed fifth overall in the...
Track and field (8:15 p.m. ET Thursday):The Olympic schedule heads to the track Thursday, with a little bit of everything: high jump, steeplechase, discus and the women's 100-meter heats. Keep an eye out for the women's 800-meter race, which has heats starting at 9:25 ...
Seventeen-year-old Ethiopian runner Sembo Alemayehu set the world under 20 seasonal lead in the 3000m steeplechase with 9:09.19, when she finished second in the Paris Diamond League meeting last June. In the French capital she set her second consecutive world under 18 best after the 9:18.9...
Directions: Suppose the university newspaper is inviting submissions from the students for its coming edition on a campus event that has impressed them most. You are now to write an essay for submission. You will have 30 minutes to write the essay. You should write at least 120 words but no...