With the Youth Olympic games about to being tonight, check out the very interesting relay that will be going on over there: 8 x 100m medley relay Another event on the program is the 8 x 100m medley relay. Here are the rules which explain the unusual event. (1) All athletes participating in the YOG athletics competition shall also be expected to compete in the 8×100m Mixed Relay. (2) The 8 x 100m Mixed Relay shall be a shuttle relay run entirely in lanes. Starting blocks will not be used. The exchange between runners will be with a baton. (3) Athletes may not use spiked shoes. (4) Teams shall consist of five boys and five girls mixing athletes from different NOCs, gender and disciplines with four boys and four girls to start the race. (5) The composition of teams shall be as follows: Three athletes from Group A events (100m, 200m, 400m, 100/110mH, 400mH). - Two athletes from Group B events (800m, 1500m, 3000m, 2000mSC, Race Walk). - One athlete from Group C events (HJ, PV, LJ and TJ). - One athlete from Group D events (SP, DT, HT and JT). - Three athletes at random from all remaining athletes. (6) As the total number of athletes eligible to compete in the YOG Athletics competition is 680, the maximum number of teams for the relay is 68. (7) The YOG 8 x100m Relay will be conducted in two stages: In Round 1, all the teams will compete in the 8×100m Mixed Relay. After the qualifications, the top 9 fastest teams will advance to the final.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 01:03:20 +0000
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