What is Long jump?
[[File:Women's Long Jump Final - 28th Summer Universiade 2015.webm|thumb|Women's Long Jump Final - 28th Summer Universiade 2015]]{{main|Track and field athletics}} [[Image:US Navy 070422-N-5215E-003 A Special Olympics athlete participates in the long jump at the Naval Academy.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A long jump at the Naval Academy, [[Annapolis]]]] The '''long jump''' is a [[sport]] in [[track and field athletics]], where athletes compete by comparing lengths of their [[jump]]s where [[Sportsperson|athletes]] try to [[jump]] as far as they can. For this, the athlete runs down the runway to the jumping pit which is made of soft [[sand]]. If a person falls backwards when jumping, this can decrease the length of their [[Jumping|jump]]. == Rules == Long jump is a sport in which, the athlete who jumps the longest by legal means, wins. The athlete begins running from his or her starting position and after attaining sufficient velocity, jumps, landing in a sand pit,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Long Jump Pit|url=https://long-jump-pit.co.uk/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030091606/https://long-jump-pit.co.uk/|archive-date=2020-10-30|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Long Jump Pit|language=en-GB}}</ref> which is fitted with distance markers. There is a foul line, in the run-up area, that the athlete has to be aware of; jumping from beyond this line results in a ‘foul jump’. Jumpers try to get as close to the foul line as legally possible before initiating their jump. ==Related pages== *[[High jump]] *[[Triple jump]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C8qG50w_rw Powell vs Lewis Tokyo 91 (video)] [[Category:Events in athletics]]