Start (sport)

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Rest before the start
Just started (100 meter hurdles women)
Start of a 100 meter hurdles race

In sport, the start is the beginning of a competition , often combined with timekeeping , as well as the place from which the start is made. The person or the device that gives the signal to start is called a starter .

Basics

A correct start ensures that all participants start the competition either at the same time or under the same time conditions. It differs depending on the sport , but here it is largely the same worldwide. Ultimately, the organizer decides on the modalities of the start. During the competition itself a decision arbitrator or a judge on the validity or invalidity of a start.

Starters are usually used in competitions in which it is necessary to cover a certain distance on foot or by means of a vehicle or animal. While in athletics lap counters, anemometers, track or inverters are normal judges who are assigned to this task, the use as a starter requires a special qualification. In cycling race often celebrities take over the function of the starter.

False starts are non-compliant starts and are therefore invalid. As with the early start , a sub-case of false starts, the start will be repeated for all the competitors and the competition immediately canceled . Depending on the rules of the sport, either a disqualification or repetition takes place or a penalty (automobile sport ) is pronounced afterwards. Immediately before the start, measurements showed a strong physical and psychological tension in the athlete .

Standing and flying start

→ For a flying start in equestrian sport, see the article Trotting

The start can take place standing , i.e. from a resting position, or flying , i.e. after approaching and crossing the starting point. The flying start is sometimes used in car ( Indianapolis start ), bicycle and horse races, as well as in motor boating and sailing.

Starts by sport

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Rowing competition rules (RWR) of the German Rowing Association valid from January 1, 2015. (PDF) Retrieved on May 15, 2019 . PDF file

Web links

Wiktionary: Start  - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wiktionary: Starting shot  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations