We are not going to introduce things on a whim." In the long jump event involving a traditional wooden take-off board, athletes start by running down a runway, launch themselves in the air from ...

The long jump is a track and field event that tests how far you can go. You’ll sprint down a 40-meter runway until you reach the take-off board. Using the momentum of your running speed ...

A new long jump 'take off zone' has been trialled ... the organisers also measured athletes' jumps using the traditional board. Mihambo's 'take off zone' mark was almost half a metre better ...

The long jump has been around since the ancient Olympic ... ‘If you have dedicated your life to hitting that take-off board perfectly and then suddenly we replace it with a take-off zone ...

Sweet spot The take-off zone is 40 centimeters long, compared to the take-off board’s 20, and every jump from the zone is measured from the athlete's take-off point with the aid of cameras ...

"I consider long jump to be one of the hardest events because ... but the red flag went up to signal a foul because he stepped past the take-off board. Under the proposed rule amendment, he ...

The take-off zone is 40 centimeters long, compared to the take-off board's 20, and every jump from the zone is measured from the athlete's take-off point with the aid of cameras, as opposed to the ...

A new long jump “take-off zone” was trialled ... the organisers also measured athletes' jumps using the traditional board. Mihambo’s “take-off zone” mark was almost half a metre better ...

(AP) — The prevailing message from long jumpers isn’t that ... scratches in competitions by looking at a take-off zone rather than the take-off board that has been the norm in this event.

The new and controversial take-off zone rule, which removes the fixed ... One of the most vocal critics has been Carl Lewis, four-time Olympic long jump champion (1984-1996).