WEEK 3

TOPIC: Track events (Relay races)

OBJECTIVES: AT THE END OF THE LESSON, PUPILS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

1. State the meaning of relay races

2. Mention the skills in relay races

CONTENT

TRACK EVENT (RELAY RACES) 4 x 400 m race

Relay races are track events which involve a team of four runners using a baton. The four runners run equal distances in the relay. The distance to be run by each athlete is called a ‘leg’.

The first leg runner starts the race with a baton, which he hands over to the next runner until the last runner finishes the race. The last leg runner is called the ‘anchor man’.

The baton should not be thrown to another runner; rather it must be handed over. The race starts and ends with the baton in the hand of a runner.

Skills and techniques

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