The activities are also the basics of every sport ever devised. The most grueling distance run is the marathon. Jumps There are four types of jumps in Olympic competition.
High jumpers leap over a bar resting between two upright standards.
Contestants are allowed three attempts to clear each height. In pole vaulting, the athlete attempts to clear a crossbar using a long flexible pole. In long jumping, the athlete jumps, attempting to cover the greatest possible distance. An athlete's goal in the triple jump is to leap the greatest distance possible in a series of three quick steps. In the shot put, one of four throwing events, an athlete propels a solid, metal ball through the air as far as possible.