Sprint
Sprint 1. A short race run or cycled at a very high speed 2. A burst of fast running or cycling during the last part of a longer race 3. A sudden burst of activity or speed to run, swim or cycle as rapidly as possible (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 196P.) Sprint 1. Sprint (or match sprint) races are track races ridden over 1km by individuals against one or two opponents. Riders jockey for position over the first 800m with a final explosive sprint over the last 200m (the only section of the race that is timed) 2. The final race for the line or for a prime in a road race or stage (cycling) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 206P.) Sprint 1. The last 500 meters of a 2,000-meter race. 2. A race substantially shorter than 2,000 meters (rowing) sprint a long-track race of 1,00 meters or less (speed skating) sprint a race determined by speed alone. All flatwater races are called sprints, regardless of distance (canoe) sprint a short race of five or six furlongs on the flat (equestrian) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 348P.) Sprint in various sport disciplines term for a discipline where a short distance is to be covered with the highest possible velocity, e.G. The short-distance runs in track and field, in » speed skating all distances up to 1,000 m, the » sprint race in bicycling, in rowing and canoeing the regatta course of 500 m. Essential prerequisites for sprinting are the motor characteristic » speed as reactive and acceleration speed (sprinting speed). (H.Haag & g.Haag, dictionary, 2003, 501p) sprint see swim-off (water polo) sprint sprint races are the 100m, 200m and 400m (athletics) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 54P.) Sprint the shortest cross-country race, usually 1.5 Kilometers, in which any style of skiing is allowed (skiing)
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