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  • A. 2cm
  • B. 3cm
  • C. 4cm
  • D. 5cm

Explanation: The raised kerb along the inside of an athletics track is conventionally about 5 cm high.

Correct answer: 5cm
  • A. track events
  • B. race walking
  • C. field events
  • D. non of these

Explanation: Race walking is the official name for the athletics discipline in which competitors must maintain contact with the ground and keep the…

Correct answer: race walking
  • A. sit
  • B. fire
  • C. non of these
  • D. on your marks

Explanation: Race walking begins with the starter's command “On your marks”; the command “set” is not normally used before a race-walking start.

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

Explanation: Cross-country team scoring normally assigns points equal to finishing position, so the runner finishing second receives two points.

Correct answer: 2
  • A. 5
  • B. 6
  • C. 7
  • D. 8

Explanation: In the standard position-based scoring system, a runner's points equal the finishing position, so fifth place earns five points.

Correct answer: 5
  • A. cross contry
  • B. race walking
  • C. hurdles
  • D. non of these

Explanation: In athletics, the steeplechase is an obstacle race containing fixed hurdles and a water jump, so “hurdles” is the closest available…

Correct answer: hurdles
  • A. standing position
  • B. crouch position
  • C. both a,b
  • D. non of these

Explanation: Steeplechase runners use a standing start because it is a distance event, unlike sprint races that commonly use starting blocks and a…

Correct answer: standing position
  • A. 49m
  • B. 40m
  • C. 43m
  • D. 56m

Explanation: In the 400 m hurdles, the tenth and final hurdle is at 360 m, leaving 40 m from that hurdle to the finish line.

Correct answer: 40m
  • A. 43m
  • B. 44m
  • C. 45m
  • D. 46m

Explanation: The first hurdle in the 400 m hurdles is placed 45 m from the starting line.

Correct answer: 45m
  • A. 4cm
  • B. 5cm
  • C. 7cm
  • D. 6cm

Explanation: The javelin runway arc is marked by a 7 cm wide line. The 5 cm measurement is commonly associated with runway lines in some other…

Correct answer: 7cm
  • A. 20mm
  • B. 30mm
  • C. 25mm
  • D. 34mm

Explanation: For the women's javelin, the shaft diameter at its thickest point is 20 to 25 mm, so the minimum is 20 mm.

Correct answer: 20mm
  • A. 2.40m
  • B. 2.30m
  • C. 2.20m
  • D. 2.25m

Explanation: The women's javelin is 2.20 to 2.30 metres long, making 2.20 m its minimum length. The 2.30 m figure is the maximum, not the minimum.

Correct answer: 2.20m
  • A. 2.78m
  • B. non of these
  • C. 2.75m
  • D. 2.70m

Explanation: A men's javelin may be 2.60 to 2.70 metres long, so its maximum permitted length is 2.70 m.

Correct answer: 2.70m
  • A. 34cm
  • B. 35cm
  • C. 33cm
  • D. 32cm

Explanation: The metal head of the men's javelin may be 25 to 33 cm long, so the maximum is 33 cm.

Correct answer: 33cm
  • A. 3cm
  • B. 4cm
  • C. 5cm
  • D. 6cm

Explanation: Long-jump runway lines are 5 cm wide, a standard marking width used in athletics facilities.

Correct answer: 5cm
  • A. 1.10m
  • B. 1.23m
  • C. 1.22m
  • D. 1.25m

Explanation: The long-jump take-off board is 1.22 m long, measured along the runway.

Correct answer: 1.22m
  • A. 4mm
  • B. non of these
  • C. 3m
  • D. 2.75m

Explanation: The long-jump landing area must be at least 2.75 m wide so that a legal landing can be judged safely.

Correct answer: 2.75m
  • A. 34m
  • B. 25m
  • C. 46m
  • D. 13m

Explanation: In the men's triple jump, the take-off line is normally placed at least 13 m from the nearer edge of the landing area.

Correct answer: 13m
  • A. 7m
  • B. 5m
  • C. 4m
  • D. 6m

Explanation: The front opening of the discus cage is 6 m wide, providing protection while leaving a clear throwing sector.

Correct answer: 6m
  • A. 2.135m
  • B. 2.134m
  • C. 2.36m
  • D. 2.56m

Explanation: The hammer-throw circle has a diameter of 2.135 m. The 2.134 m option is a rounding error and does not state the standard measurement.

Correct answer: 2.135m