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 ...

The origins of the long jump can be traced all the way back to ... “If you have dedicated your life to hitting that take-off board perfectly and then suddenly we replace it with a take-off ...

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 ...

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 ...