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Track & Field Events (Javelin) | Week 77 Topics1 Quiz
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Topic Content:
- Nature of the Game of Javelin
- Brief History of Javelin
- Parts of a Javelin Stick
- Javelin Throwing Sector
Nature of the Game of Javelin:
Javelin is a throwing field event that requires good muscular power in the arms and shoulders.
The Javelin must be held at the grip and thrown over the athlete’s shoulder or upper arm.
It is a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length.
Brief History of Javelin:
Javelin was introduced in the Olympics in the 1906 Intercalated Games for men and in the 1932 Summer Olympics for women.
The men’s Javelin was designed in 1986 with the centre of gravity moved forward by 4 centimetres which shortened the throwing distance by approximately 10 per cent. The modification in men’s Javelin was because of a German, Uwe Hohn, who in 1984 threw a Javelin which covered a distance of 104.80m, beating the world record, which created a need to avert the danger of throwing the Javelin beyond the space available in a standard stadium.
The women’s Javelin was similarly redesigned in 1999.
The change in 1986 made the Javelin much easier to throw and measure because the centre of pressure was moved back behind the centre of gravity of the Javelin.
The centre of gravity is near the grip and does not change during a throw. The distance from the head to the centre of gravity of the Javelin should be no less than 0.8 m and no more than 1.06 m from the centre of gravity.
With the change in Javelin, Jan Železný set the world record, in 1996, by covering a distance of 98.48m for men while Barbora Špotáková set the world record in 2008 by covering a distance of 72.28 m for women.
Parts of a Javelin Stick:
Javelin has three major parts:
1. The metal head or tip: This is the landing point that makes a mark on the ground.
2. The shaft: Made up of wood or metal.
3. The cord grip: This has the binding.
Javelin Throwing Sector:
The throwing sector of the Javelin throw is 29°. The javelin is thrown at the end of runway 30 – 36.5 metres long and four metres wide towards a sector covering an angle of 28.96 degrees, which is appropriated to 29°.
The distance of the throw is measured from the throwing arc to the point where the tip of the Javelin lands, and rounded down to the nearest centimetre.
