Nama : Rina Mega Ardita
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TUGAS INDIVIDU : BAHASA
INGGRIS BISNIS 2
ATHLETICS
The word “Field” refers to athletic sports actually done on
the field. Field events include pole vault, high jump, and long jump. The first
one is called the “ pole vault” because the athlete uses pole ( galah ) for
jumping ( vaulting ). Other sports which are usually found in a field events
are the Javelin, discus and short-put. They are what we call “lempar lembing”,
“lempar cakram” and “tolak peluru” respectively.
Originally the word “track” refered to the path ( Jalur in
Indonesian ) for running. Now it refers to sport held on the track it self. In
USA , a track meet is what we call “ pertandingan olah raga lari” here. Running
events include the 100 metre dash ( sprint ), 1500 metres and the much longer
event, the marathon.
There is another term which is often used when we talk about
athletics. That term is dacathlon. The word is derived from the word “ deca “
dan “ athlon “. The former means “ ten “ like the word “ dasa “ in “ dasawarsa”
. The latter means “ contest “. The modern decathlon consists of : ( 1 ) 100 m
sprint, ( 2 ) long jump, ( 3 ) short-put, ( 4 ) high jump, ( 5 ) 400 metres
sprint, ( 6 ) 110 metres hurdles, ( 7 ) discus, ( 8 ) pole vault, ( 9 )
javelin, ( 10 ) 1.500 metres.
In the broad sense, athletic sport include cycling, team
sports, and “ Track and Field “ event. Cycling is one event in the Olympic
games, so for example are sports such as football ( soccer ), basketball,
volley ball and hockey, track eventa and field events are those which involve
the natural athletic motion of running, jumping, and throwing. These sports are
what we call athletics in the narrow sense.
