World Athletics has been examining a way to cut down on fouls in long-jump competitions by looking at a take-off zone rather ...

A take-off zone could be trialled in place of the ... "I don't think there is anything wrong with long jump, and having the board is part of the drama," Sawyers said. World champion Ivana Spanovic ...

World Athletics is planning to introduce a new trial for measuring long jump take-offs. A "take-off zone" could be used instead of the traditional wooden board, where a no-jump is called if the ...

Check marks have no value in competition, as the athlete's concentration should be fixed on the take-off board. The purpose of this study was to investigate the angle of the knee joint bend during ...

Taylor has long been one of the best in the triple jump, an event that includes a sprint down the runway, followed by a hop, ...

Greg Rutherford won long jump gold for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games World Athletics is planning to introduce a new trial for measuring long jump take-offs. A "take-off zone ...

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