1. F A C I L I T I E S

2. TRACK

5. 110 m. HURDLES starting line

6. 100 m y 100 m Hurdles Starting Line

8. 200 m. starting line

9. 800 m starting line

10. 15OO m. Starting line

11. 3.000 m Steeplechase Starting line

12. 3000 m Steeplechase

13. STEEPLECHASE Water Jump

14. 5000 m. starting line

15. High Jump

17. Pole Vault

19. JAVELIN

21. SHOT PUT

23. Hammer and Discus Throw

26. LONG JUMP & TRIPLE JUMP

29. STARTING LINE: 10.000 m
& 4 x 400 m relay races

30. STARTING LINE: 400 m., 400 m. hurdles
& 4 x 100 m. relay races

31. 4 x 100 m Relay races
Passing zones

32. 4 x 400 m. Relay races
Passing zone

35. ELECTRONIC SCOREBOARDS
The movable boards are placed along the track for races. They
enable runners to see how much has elapsed since the start and
display the runners´ final times after the race.

36. Starting Blocks
Originally just a depression in the ground dug out by the athlete,
and later made from wood, today´s starting block is a portable
metal device. Since 1928, starting blocks have been used in
races of up to 400 m to give runners a firmer push-off, and to
prevent runners from slipping during the start. In international
meets, they are connected to a device that detects false starts.

37. Timing
A race starts when the starter fires his pistol. An electronic timer is activated by the
pistol or an approved start device determines the official result. Moreover, three
officials near the finish line time races manually with stopwatches. The results are
compared if a record is set. Races up to 10.000 m are time in hundredths of
second. Longer races are timed to the tenth of a second, or even to the second.

38. ANEMOMETER
´This device measures and records the
wind speed for races under 200 m, as
well as for the long jump and triple
jump. For a record to be approved, a
tailwind must be less than 2 m per
second.

39. CAMERA
A camera films the runners as
they cross the finish line. The
camera runs continuosly, and
is synchronized with a clock
that measures time in
hundredths of a second.