Write a note on the fouls and rules of long Jump.
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Rules and Regulations
No part of the athlete's foot should cross the front edge of the foul line. If, at the point of take-off, any part of his foot (even the toe edge of his shoe) crosses the front edge of the foul line, then the jump is termed to be illegal or a 'foul jump', and does not count.
Typically, in International track and field events, a long jumper has three attempts to register his or her best legal jump. A foul jump accounts for an attempt, but the time isn't registered. Only the farthest legal jump counts.
The distance, or the 'jump' is measured from the front edge of the foul line to the first landing point of the athlete. To better understand this, consider an athlete taking off legally from the foul line and landing on his feet 15 ft from the foul line. However, if, while landing, his hands touch the ground before his legs and a foot behind his farthest landing point, he would be awarded a jump of 14 ft, since the hands are nearer to the foul line than the feet and are the first point of contact.
Similarly, even if the athlete takes off from behind the foul line, the starting point is still considered to be the front edge of the foul line, rather than the athlete's actual point of take off.
Somersaults are not permitted during the jump.
The maximum allowed thickness for a long jumper's shoe sole is 13 mm.
Records made with the assistance of a tailwind of more than 2 m/s are not considered. However, the time is registered in the ongoing competition, since all the athletes benefit from the same wind conditions.
The athlete needs to be aware of the foul lines and run-up area.
- Jumping beyond the foul line leads to a foul jump. The best possible way would be to be as close as possible to the foul line but not cross it. At a point of take-off, the foot should not touch the foul line or its front edge. It would lead to an illegal jump and it will not be counted.
- The international tracks account for three attempts for the athletes. However, the foul jump counts to one. Somersaults are not allowed at the time of jumps.
- The maximum thickness allowed for a sole is 13mm. Even if they jump behind the front edge, the jump is calculated from the same point.
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