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MAJOR EVENT ACTIVITY BOOKLET HISTORY COVERAGE Athletics has a rich sporting history. In fact, early competitive forms of athletics can be During a major athletics championship traced back to the ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. thousands of spectators from around the World will travel to the host city to see In 1912 the International Amateur Athletic Federation was founded bringing standardisation their athletes compete for gold. to events and equipment. They also started introducing and recording world records. The events will be broadcast across the The athletics events at the Commonwealth Games have been held at Meadowbank globe with more traditional media outlets in Edinburgh twice (1970 & 1986) and at Hampden in Glasgow in 2014. such as television and radio winning rights Numerous Scottish athletes have held world and European records over the years. to provide coverage. All current world records and information on past records can be viewed at the Social media now provides a great platform following links: for sharing highlights of the action quickly https://www.worldathletics.org/ to spectators across the world. https://www.paralympic.org/athletics MAJOR ATHLETICS INTRODUCTION CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENTS USEFUL LINKS 01 Whether it be a major international multi–sport The majority of events in major athletics Please use the following links to help This resource booklet has been developed by athletics, event such as the Olympic Games, or an championships are individual with the only you complete the tasks in the workbook scottish athletics specific event such as the World team events being the 4x100m relay and and to learn more about major athletics with the support of Glasgow’s PEPASS team to help you learn Championships, most years there is a major the 4x400m relay. championships. athletics championship for athletes to more about athletics and the countries competing in major Most athletes will compete in one or two prepare for. athletics championships. In this booklet you will: events, however, for those who compete in https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/ These championships take place both indoor the pentathlon, heptathlon or decathlon they https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/ and outdoor in venues across the World compete over two days across a variety of https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/athletes/ • Research athletes, countries and the equipment involved bringing together hundreds of athletes running, jumping and throwing events. competing in various different athletic https://www.worldathletics.org/ in indoor or outdoor major athletics championships; At the Commonwealth Games para athletics disciplines. events are integrated into the main programme https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes-home • Complete creative tasks to profile and promote major In 2019, the premier indoor athletics venue while at the Olympics and World Championships https://www.paralympic.org/ athletics championships and design kits for athletes; in Scotland, the Emirates Arena, hosted the they have their own separate games. There European Indoor Athletics Championship. are some events that are unique to para https://www.paralympic.org/athletics • Sort athletics championships results into order to championships, for example, club throw and https://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/ race running. identify the Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists. https://www.olympic.org/ BELIEVE, BELONG, ACHIEVE TOGETHER IDENTIFY THE 23 COMPETING 15 48 COUNTRIES 38 Using the map of Europe on the next page and the flags shown below, 14 42 see how many of the European countries that compete in major athletics championships you can identify. 28 13 You may wish to complete this task with a partner or group of classmates. 30 24 6 20 1 12 22 32 42 02 37 39 03 2 13 23 33 43 7 18 51 3 14 24 34 44 31 12 4 15 25 35 45 45 34 5 16 26 36 46 4 29 16 49 22 41 6 17 27 37 47 17 46 10 7 18 28 38 48 8 44 35 43 3 8 19 29 39 49 9 5 2 36 26 27 9 20 30 40 50 32 40 47 1 50 10 21 31 41 51 21 11 19 BELIEVE, BELONG, ACHIEVE TOGETHER 11 25 33 COUNTRY PROFILE CHALLENGE British athletes will compete together in major championships as part of the Great Choose a country to research and write a fact file on that country. Britain & Northern Ireland team. In the Commonwealth Games each of the home Use the example on Great Britain for ideas of what you can include. countries (e.g. Scotland) compete individually. At all major athletics championships hundreds and sometimes thousands of athletes will compete. With athletes representing countries from across the World there is a real multi-cultural feel to all major championships. Numerous different languages ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ will be spoken, different cultures represented, and religions practised. Population: ................................................................................................................................................................................. Capital City: ......................................................................................................................................................................... Currency: ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 04 COUNTRY FACT FILE Distance from home: .................................................................................................................................. 05 Famous sports people: ........................................................................................................................ GREAT BRITAIN & NI ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Population: 64.5 million Capital City: London Interesting fact: ......................................................................................................................................................... Currency: Pounds ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Famous sports people: Dina-Asher Smith; Laura Muir; Callum Hawkins ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Interesting fact: Scotland, England and Wales have all ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ hosted the Commonwealth Games with Edinburgh hosting them twice and Glasgow hosting them once. BELIEVE, BELONG, ACHIEVE TOGETHER CHALLENGE 1: Can you name 12 events that athletes will compete EVENTS AND EQUIPMENT in at the next major athletics championship? At all major athletics championships several events will take place at the same 1 ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 ........................................................................................................................................................ time and in the same venue. For example, you may have 100m heats running while high jump and shot put take place on the infield. This helps to create 4 ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 ........................................................................................................................................................ an electric atmosphere for the athletes, coaches, officials and spectators. 7 ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 ........................................................................................................................................................ Over the competition days it takes hundreds of volunteers to support the delivery of the event and at least 100 officials to ensure the events are run safely and 10 ................................................................................................................................................ 11 ...............................................................................................................................................