Question 1
(a) two styles in long jump event;
(b) two middle distance races;
(c) one event in which competitors run over obstacles;
(d) three long distance races;
(e) two styles in shot put event.
Observation
This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was very poor.
In part (a) candidates could not correctly name styles in long jump event. Candidates missed the track
by writing approach run, take off, flight, landing triple jump, fosbury flop, hop, step and jump.
In part (b) candidates correctly named middle distance race.
In part (c) candidates also missed this question by writing 800m, 1.600m, Hop, step and jump, long jump and cross country. In part (d) candidates performance was fair, few candidates also missed the
correct answers by writing 1000m, 500m, 800m, in part (e) few candidates correctly name styles in shot
put event, others wrote out of contest by writing bending, running through, allowing shot to rest on
fingers, dirty neck and dirty fingers.
However, the expected answers are as follows:
1(a) STYLES IN LONG JUMP EVENT
- hang
- hitch kick
- sail
(b) MIDDLE DISTANCE RACES
- 800m
- 1000m(Indoor heptathlon – 7 events)
- 1,500m
(c) EVENT COMPETITORS RUN OVER OBSTACLES
- hurdle event (100m hurdle, 110m hurdle 400m hurdle)
- steeplechase/3000m steeplechase
(d) LONG DISTANCE RACES
- 3,000m
- steeplechase/3000m steeplechase
- 5,000m 298
- 10,000m
- marathon
- cross country
(e) STYLES IN SHOT PUT EVENT
- standing put
- O’Brien
- rotational put/spin
- glide/side on glide