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  • A. 10
  • B. 8
  • C. 9
  • D. 11

Explanation: A standard outdoor athletics track normally has eight running lanes. Larger championship tracks may have additional facilities, but eight…

Correct answer: 8
  • A. 0.761m
  • B. 0.762m
  • C. .763m
  • D. .764m

Explanation: The women's steeplechase barrier is 0.762 m high, equal to 76.2 cm. The nearby decimal choices are distractors based on rounding or…

Correct answer: 0.762m
  • A. men
  • B. woman
  • C. none of these
  • D. both a,b

Explanation: Steeplechase is contested by both men and women, although the race distance and barrier specifications can differ between categories.

Correct answer: both a,b
  • A. 6
  • B. 8
  • C. 12
  • D. 14

Explanation: In the traditional IAAF cross-country distances used in many examination texts, the junior women's race is 6 km.

Correct answer: 6
  • A. 6
  • B. 8
  • C. 12
  • D. 14

Explanation: The traditional IAAF distance listed for senior women in cross-country is 8 km.

Correct answer: 8
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Explanation: In team cross-country scoring, a runner’s points normally equal the finishing position, so fourth place earns 4 points.

Correct answer: 4
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Explanation: Cross-country team scoring assigns first place 1 point, second place 2 points, and so on. The team with the lowest total score wins.

Correct answer: 1
  • A. Race walking
  • B. cross country
  • C. hurdle
  • D. All of these

Explanation: Chip timing is especially common in cross-country races because many runners finish over a spread-out course and accurate individual times…

Correct answer: cross country
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Explanation: Race walking is commonly taught through two principal distances: 20 km and 50 km in older syllabi, with 20 km and 35 km in current…

Correct answer: 2
  • A. 110 m hurdles
  • B. discus throw
  • C. All of these
  • D. javelin throw

Explanation: The second day of the men’s decathlon includes the 110 m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, and 1500 m.

Correct answer: All of these
  • A. 8
  • B. 9
  • C. 10
  • D. 12

Explanation: A decathlon combines ten track-and-field events: four running, three jumping and three throwing events.

Correct answer: 10
  • A. men
  • B. both a,b
  • C. woman
  • D. none of these

Explanation: Combined events are contested by both men and women, although the standard events differ: the decathlon is traditionally the men’s event…

Correct answer: both a,b
  • A. seen
  • B. unseen
  • C. both a,b
  • D. none of these

Explanation: Baton exchanges may be visual, where the outgoing runner watches the baton, or non-visual, where the outgoing runner relies on a verbal…

Correct answer: both a,b
  • A. none of these
  • B. finish
  • C. both a,b
  • D. start

Explanation: Staggered starting positions are marked from the start line so runners in outer lanes cover the same distance as those in inner lanes.

Correct answer: start
  • A. start
  • B. finish
  • C. both a,b
  • D. none of these

Explanation: The second takeover or substitution zone in the relay layout is referenced from the finish line, working backward around the track.

Correct answer: finish
  • A. 20m
  • B. 30mm
  • C. 10m
  • D. non of these

Explanation: The acceleration zone in the traditional relay layout is 10 metres long and lies before the takeover zone, allowing the outgoing runner to…

Correct answer: 10m
  • A. 4mm
  • B. 4.5m
  • C. 4.3m
  • D. 45m

Explanation: A pole-vault crossbar is 4.50 m long, so 4.5 m is the correct measurement. The 4 mm option confuses metres with millimetres.

Correct answer: 4.5m
  • A. 2.25kg
  • B. 2.23kg
  • C. 2.34kg
  • D. 2.22kg

Explanation: The pole-vault crossbar may weigh no more than 2.25 kg. The other figures are incorrect variations of this maximum weight.

Correct answer: 2.25kg
  • A. 4mm
  • B. 6m
  • C. 5m
  • D. 7mm

Explanation: The high-jump landing area must be at least 5 m long under the standard specification.

Correct answer: 5m
  • A. none of these
  • B. yes
  • C. both A,B
  • D. no

Explanation: Athletes must wear the required bibs or identification numbers during competition so officials and results staff can identify them.

Correct answer: no