Duel (sport)
A duel is a contact between two participants in a sporting competition or a sporting event, in which they stand in direct comparison as opponents or competitors. Both try to surpass or beat the other through their athletic performance and thus emerge as the winner of the duel. The discipline in which the performance is measured or carried out is determined by the sport of the competition or event and the respective situation.
The duel is usually won by one of the two athletes, but in special cases it can also be interrupted prematurely or ended with a draw due to the same performance or external influences.
Team sports
Soccer
In a soccer duel , one player is in possession of the ball and a player from the opposing team tries to take the ball away from him. The player in possession of the ball tries to pull past the opponent by tricks, deceptions and fast playing of the ball without losing the ball. The opponent tries to get in his way and take the ball from him or separate it from the ball. If this fails, a foul is often used to stop the player. A winning duel means winning the ball; a lost duel means loss of the ball. In order to avoid duels, the ball is passed to an unprotected player of the own team. The tackle rate is an indicator of the tackle strength of a player. It is calculated by dividing the number of tackles won by the total number of tackles a player has led.
Individual competitions
Weightlifting
In weightlifting , the duel is the third discipline alongside snatching and pushing. First the snatch is completed, then the pushing, whereby the best attempts of both sub-disciplines are added to calculate the duel result. The duel is therefore not a separate discipline, but merely an addition of tearing and thrusting. At world and European championships, medals are awarded in all three disciplines, at the Olympic Games only in duels.