Athletics

Long Jump and Triple Jump is quite same but technically triple jump is much more difficult rather than long jump.  In triple jump, athlete more about controlling the body throughout all phases of the jump which landing while long jump is the athlete coverts horizontal speed into a jump.

Long Jump

🟡 Athlete sprints along runway and jump as far as possible into a sandpit from a takeoff board.

·      🟡 Distance travelled, from the edge of the board to the closet indention in the sand to pit, is then measure.

·       🟡   A foul is committed and the jump is not measured if an athlete steps beyond the board.


Triple Jump

🟢 Athletes sprint along the runway before taking off from a board.

·       🟢 Takeoff foot absorbs the first landing (hop).

·        🟢 Step is finished on the opposite foot followed by jump into sandpit.

·       🟢  Distance travelled is measured from the edge of board to the closet indention in the sand pit.