JAVELIN SPORTS

WHAT KIND OF SPORT IS THE JAVELIN THROW?

Javelin throw, athletics (track-and-field) sport of throwing a spear for distance, included in the ancient Greek Olympic Games as one of five events of the pentathlon competition. Javelin Sports Consulting specializes in providing legal services related to all aspects of sports law and offers quality legal advice based on an extensive insight in the sports industry. The team has a comprehensive understanding of all the relevant legal, economic, and political aspects associated with the sports industry. Throwing the javelin as sport evolved from the everyday use of the spear in hunting and warfare. It was widely practiced in Ancient Greece and incorporated into the Olympic Games in 708BC as part of the pentathlon. It has been part of the modern Olympic Games program since 1908 for men, and 1932 for women. A javelin is a light spear  designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the  bow and arrow and slingshot, which shoot projectiles from a mechanism. However, hurling devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower inachieving greater distance. The word javeline comes from Middle English and it derives from Old French javelin, a diminutive of javelot which meant spear.  The main objective of javelin throwing is to throw it as far as possible. This technique dates back thousands of years, when in ancient times, the javelin was used as an instrument of hunting and fishing, was an instrument of survival. Javelin throwing as a sport was first carried out in ancient Greece, during the pentathlon and the ancient Olympic Games.

HISTORY

The origin of the javelin throw is obvious. The first throwers were primitive hunters seeking food. The first known competitive use of a javelin occurred in the ancient Greek Olympics, where the javelin throw was a part of the five-event pentathlon. In 1986 the men's javelin was redesigned; its center of gravity was moved forward by four centimeters. This shortened throwing distances by approximately 10 per cent by bringing its nose down earlier and more steeply. This was done because the men, following a world record of 104.80m by East Germany's Uwe Hohn in 1984, were in danger of throwing the javelin beyond the space available in normal stadiums. In 1999, the women's javelin was similarly redesigned. After a short run, the javelin is thrown directly forward with an over-the-shoulder motion into a 29° sector marked on the field. It must land point first. The thrower’s body may not rotate a full turn (360°) before the javelin is released, and he may not step on or beyond a line at the end of the runway. The javelin throw was was developed in ancient Greece, inspired by hunting and war. This game simulated the use of a spear or similar weapon. Despite the javelin’s long history, the apparatus itself hasn’t changed much in a few thousand years. Still an Olympic event, the javelin throw is one of the original holdovers from the ancient Olympic Games. Today it’s one of the track and field events. 먹튀검증디비