Few candidates attempted the question. Many' of the candidates were able to list the phases of long jump and instances when a long jump is not valid in long jump event in addition three styles in long jump. Many candidates could not complete the hurdle table correctly.
The expected answers were:
(a) (i) Styles in long
- The sail
- The hang/Float
- The hitch-kick.
(ii) Parts of the lone jump facility
- Runway
- Take – off board
- Landing pit
- (b) (i) Completed chart
Hurdles races |
No of Hurdles |
Height of Hurdles 84cm |
80m junior boys |
8 |
84cm |
110m men |
10 |
1.067m |
110m women |
10 |
84cm/0.84m |
400m men |
10 |
76.2cm/0.762m |
(ii) Strategies involved in middle distance running
The runner
- Conserves energy at the beginning of the race
- Make event distribution of effort/pacing
- lowers his cadence
- Runs close to the leading opponent
- Begins striding at full effort towards the end of the race.
