Athletics

Every four years celebrates the Olympics, and in them, the big attraction is always the athletics, sport par excellence, purity personified, the fact that you show you only the best in the world. And there is much evidence for it.

They are divided into a few groups. To taste the colors, but generally are the most important track tests, where tests found two queens: the 1500-meter dash and 100 meter dash.

In the various tests of velocity we have the 60 meters, a test is not performed in the Olympics because it is reserved for the indoor championships. The 100 meters is one of the tests around the sports queen, where is now the undisputed king of Jamaican Usain Bolt who made a spectacular record of 9.69. The 200 meters and 400 meters also fall into the category of speed tests.

In middle-distance tests have 800 to 1500 meters. The 1500 is one of the most spectacular, especially for the Spanish that we tend to defend us well enough. In the retina of all is in great triumph of Fermin Cacho in the Barcelona Olympic Games 92.

The long distance races are comprised of the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 meters.

Then we have obstacle courses, which include the 100, 110, 400 meter hurdles and the 2000 and 3000 meters steeplechase.

The smooth tests of 100, 200 and 400 meters also have a corresponding relay test, in which each country is represented by its four top specialists.

But not all tests are on track. We also divided the road trials in the half marathon and marathon, one of the greatest tests of athleticism and sport (42.195 kilometers), and both tests of race walking, 20 and 50 kilometers.

All other athletic events have nothing to do with speed. We have different jumps: pole vault, high jump, long jump and triple jump, and potency tests or launches, hammer throw, disc, javelin and weight.

Finally, we have the combined tests, although some of them mixed sports have nothing to do with athletics

The triathlon combines the disciplines of swimming, cycling and running, which is Olympian since 2000 and is one of the toughest events in sport. The Olympic event is less severe than previously known as Ironman.

The pentathlon are 5 tests that are performed in a single day and are pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, riding and cross-country.

The heptathlon is divided into 7 tests in which two days are: 100 hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meter dash, long jump, javelin throw and 800 meter dash.

And finally, the decathlon, is performed on two consecutive days and consists of: 100 meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 meter dash, 110 hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, launch javelin and 1500 meters.