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The triple jump competition consists of three actions. The first is a hop, a jump which is landed with the takeoff foot. The second action is the step, which is landed on the opposite foot. The final action taken is the jump, in a movement similar to the long jump. The final jump is landed in a pit full of sand. Each athlete is given three attempts to jump as far as possible.
In hurdle and steeplechase, athletes must run and jump over obstacles in high speed. Accidentally bumping into or knocking over a hurdle does not result in penalty but it does slow down the athlete’s speed. Steeplechase requires skills including running, hurdling and long jumping. The events will take place at Olympic Stadium.
In high jump, athletes are competing against each other in jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar. Each athlete has three attempts at each height. If an athlete fails to perform jump for three consecutive times, he or she would be eliminated.
Olympic weightlifting is comprised of two events: the snatch, and the ‘clean and jerk.’ In the snatch, the bar is lifted from the floor to above the athlete’s head in one single motion. The clean and jerk motion is a two-stage movement, lifting the bar from the ground to shoulder height, and then overhead.
Competitors participating in trampoline must make ten contacts with the trampoline during their routines. Each routine may last up to 90 seconds. Each athlete will perform two sets of 10 routines – single, double or triple somersaults, with and without twists.
In the swimming events, swimmers must complete a set distance inside the pool in the shortest possible time. There are ten lanes, each 2.5 meters wide. There are four styles swimmers can participate in: the freestyle, breaststroke, the butterfly stroke, the backstroke.
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