Athetics

History

Athletics is the oldest organized sport. Launched in Greece, the first reference we found was in 776 BC, although it is assumed thatalready existed. For many years, the major athletic event of the stadium was proof (called stadion), which was to cover the distancebetween 190 and 200 m could depending on the length of the stadium and separating the two rows of marble which were markeddeparture and arrival. That first race was won by Korebos of Elis.Years later he added the 'diaulos' competition round the stadium.

Equipment

The typical dress of an athlete consists of a jersey, shorts and racing shoes. Those used by a sprinter not have heel or arch, and have 11crampons which should not exceed 9 mm in length.

Best athletes in history

Men
Among the sprinters, American Carl Lewis is undoubtedly the athele tha has marked the breadth od his archievements. With his nine Olympic titles (including four in long jump) and eight world championships, has maintained his dominance for almost two decades.
Actually the best sprinter is Usain Bolt and in the resistant the best one actually is Kenenisa Bekele.


Women
Today, women's athletics is mainly dominated by four ahtletes: Sweden's Carolina Fluft in the heptathlon who has not tasted defeatin a major championship, the Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva following the footsteps of Sergei Budka. Moreover, the Ethiopian Tirunesh and Meseret Defar.

My favourite Athlete

My favourite ahtlete actually is Chema Martínez. He is one of the best long-distance runner in Spain ever. In his resume include the two medals won in 10000 meters at theEuropean Championships 2002 (gold) and 2006 (silver) held inMunich and Gothenburg respectively. I saw him run three times in the Cross of Italica in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Laura Real, an athletic geek

Laura Real is actually my trainer. She knows everything about athletics and she was very good ahtlete. She works actually in the Tomares school of athletics and she love work with children.


1) How old were you when you started in athletism?
I was 7 years


2) How many years did you do athletism? How many medals have you won?
I did athletism 10 years and since I started junior I spend manu hours to train. I have 10 national medals and over 30 andalusian.


3) In how many teams did you compete? Did you compete with Spain?
I have competed in 6 different teams: PADEM TOMARES, SHERRY CHAPIN, SAN PABLO, SEVILLA ABIERTA RIA FERROL AND CHAIRTOSSAL ALACANT. I made my debut with Spain once in junior and once with the absolute in official competition. Unofficial competitions in 5 more times.


4)Did you do any record? Which one? When?
Currently I have the university record of Spain 4x100 ml and record of Seville in triple jumo. I've also had the andalusian record of 60 ml  and 4x100 ml.


5) Why do you decide to give up your career?
The professional athletics training needs many hours (I trained 5 hours per day) to be above. Tomares school grew and should spend more time so I should decided to continued traning or to followed by traninng school and I thought that training children was better and I believe that I came to my roof sport.


6)Which one was your best experience in athletics?
There are many. My first medal in a national, it was my first time and I did not expect it, the spanish selection debur with absolute, when I did the minimun for the World Championship twice in the same day or when I was second in an absolute competition.


7)Did you compete out of Spain?
No, I have not had a chance, every time I have rated to some international championship finally I couldn't go.


8)Which one was your model of athletics? Why?
Always I wanted to run as a referece was SandranMyers (she has a record of Spain) and international Orina Privalova and Merlene Ottey. I had the experience to run with all of them in the same competition.


I think she was a very complete ahtlete and she learned a lot in her ahtletic career.