Javelin Throw Runway Layout Marking

 

Javelin Throw Runway Layout Marking

 

The minimum length of the runway shall be 30m except in competitions held under paragraphs

International Competition minimum shall be 33.50m.  minimum length should be 36.50m.

two parallel white lines 50mm wide and 4m apart.

circle drawn with a radius of 8m.

The arc shall consist of an at least 70mm wide strip painted or made of wood or a suitable non-corrodible material like plastic.

 Landing Sector

The landing sector shall consist of cinders or grass or other suitable material.

The maximum overall downward inclination of the landing sector, in the throwing direction, shall not exceed 1:1000 (0.1%).

Landing Sector markings:Except for the Javelin Throw, the landing sector marked with white lines 50mm wide at an angle of 34.92° .

Note: The 34.92° sector may be laid out accurately by making the distance between the two points on the sector lines 20m from the centre of the circle 12m ± 0.05m (20m × 0.60m) apart. Thus, for every 1m from the centre of the circle, the distance across shall be increased by 0.60m.

In the Javelin Throw, centre of the circle of which the arc is part (see Figure (e) TR32). The sector angle is thus 28.96°.

 

Trials

In the Shot Put, Discus Throw and Hammer Throw, implements shall be thrown from a circle, and in the Javelin Throw, from a runway. In the case of trials made from a circle, an athlete shall commence their trial from a stationary position inside the circle. An athlete is allowed to touch the inside of the rim. In the Shot Put, they are also allowed to touch the inside of the stop board described in Rule 33.2 of the Technical Rules.

It shall be a failure if an athlete in the course of a trial:

after they have stepped into the circle and begun to make a throw, touches with any part of their body the top (or the top inside edge) of the rim or the ground outside the circle;

in the Shot Put, touches with any part of their body any part of the stop board other than its inner side (excluding its top edge which is considered to be part of the top);

in the Javelin Throw, touches with any part of their body the lines which mark the runway or the ground outside.

for throws made from a circle, if when leaving the circle, the athlete’s first contact with the top of It shall be a failure if the athlete leaves the circle or runway before the implement has touched the ground, or

the rim or the ground outside the circle is not completely behind the white line which is drawn outside the circle running, theoretically, through the centre of the circle;

Note: The first contact with the top of the rim or the ground outside the circle is considered leaving.

in the case of the Javelin Throw, if, when leaving the runway, the athlete’s first contact with the parallel lines or the ground outside the runway is not

Distance Measurement

In all throwing events, distances shall be recorded to the nearest 0.01m below the distance measured if the distance measured is not a whole centimetre.

The measurement of each throw shall be made immediately after each valid trial (or after an immediate oral protest made under Rule 8.5 of the Technical Rules) from the nearest mark made in contacting the ground when it first lands by:

the shot, discus and hammer head, to the inside of the circumference of the circle along a line to the centre of the circle; or

the head of the javelin to the inside edge of the arc, along a line to the centre of the circle of which the arc is part.