World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon is considering replacing the standard long jump take-off board with a jumping zone to make the event more popular for the Olympics. The proposed rule change has ...

In the aftermath, he shared his views on World Athletics’ proposed experiment with the long jump take-off board. He emphasized the technical challenge of aligning a sprinter’s speed with the ...

The long jump trial was one example used by Ridgeon ... "If you have dedicated your life to hitting that take-off board perfectly and then suddenly we replace it with a take-off zone, I totally ...

A take-off zone could be trialled in place of ... "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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...