400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 (1964 for women). On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440 yard dash (402.336 m)—which is the length of a quarter of a mile and was referred to as the 'quarter-mile'—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete. An athlete who competes in the 400 m may still be referred to as 'quarter-miler'; the distance or event might still be called the "quarter."

Maximum sprint speed capability is a significant contributing factor to success in the event, but athletes also require substantial speed endurance and the ability to cope well with high amounts of lactic acid to sustain a fast speed over a whole lap. While considered to be predominantly an anaerobic event, there is some aerobic involvement and the degree of aerobic training required for 400 metre athletes is open to debate.

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World's steepest running race held on ski jump

WPXI 28 Aug 2018

BISCHOFSHOFEN, Austria - The world's steepest 400-meter race was held over the weekend in Austria ... On a track, a 400-meter race is a sprint, but on a ski jumping hill, it's a climb ... His time for the 400 meters was three minutes, 16.6 seconds....

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Mixed relay makes Asian Games debut; China back atop medals

This is Money 28 Aug 2018

The Bahrain combination of Olympic finalist Ali Khamis, Abbas Abbas and women's Asian Games 400-meter hurdles and 400 champions Oluwakemi Adekoya and Salwa Naser won in 3 minutes, 11.89 seconds ... Kazakhstan's last runner had to side-step Das, the world junior women's 400 champion, as she sat on the track in the hand-over zone ... Ethiopia-born Kalkidan Befkadu won the women's 5,000 meters for Bahrain in 15 minutes, 8.08 seconds....

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Today in History

Winston-Salem Journal 28 Aug 2018

... won the first two of his seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics, finishing first in the 200-meter butterfly and anchoring the 400-meter freestyle relay....

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Nilamel rejoices in Anas’s silver run

Deccan Chronicle 28 Aug 2018

It was a proud moment for the natives of Nilamel when Muhammad Anas Yahiya bagged Asian Games silver in men’s 400 meters in Jakarta finishing with a timing of 45.69 seconds ... He had also qualified for the Rio Olympics in the 400-metre run ... He won a silver medal in 400-metre in his ......

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Today in History August 28

Observer-Reporter 28 Aug 2018

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2018. There are 125 days left in the year ... Martin Luther King Jr ... Humphrey for president. In 1972, Mark Spitz of the United States won the first two of his seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics, finishing first in the 200-meter butterfly and anchoring the 400-meter freestyle relay ... All rights reserved ... .......

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Local Roundup: Lenoir-Rhyne men’s hoops to play exhibition against Tennessee, Bears alum Barnes

Hickory Record 28 Aug 2018

The Bears will travel to Knoxville on Nov ... 9 against Young Harris ... 30 ... Pan Pacs. HICKORY – Rising Newton-Conover senior Ross Dant followed up his victory in the 400-meter freestyle with another win in the 800-meter freestyle at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Fiji ... Dant’s two victories, along with a third-place finish in the 1,500-meter freestyle, helped guide Team USA to a dominant victory at this year’s Junior Pan Pacs....

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Jonatan Christie wins host Indonesia’s signature gold at Asian Games

Star Advertiser 28 Aug 2018

Bahrain capped the night with victory in the first mixed 4×400-meter relay, a combination of two men and two women, in 3 minutes, 11.89 seconds ... For China, Li Ling defended her pole vault title with a games record of 4.60 meters, unable to clear an attempt at her own continental record when she missed at 4.71....

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AP Sportlight

Rocky Mount Telegram 28 Aug 2018

runner to win a world 1,500-meter championship ... 2015 — Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica to a fourth successive men’s 4x100-meter title and adds to his record-breaking personal haul of IAAF World Championships gold medals to 11 ... 2007 — Jeremy Wariner leads an American sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the track and field world championships ... It’s the first medal sweep for any country in the men’s 400 at the world championships....

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Today in History: Dream day

Fort Worth Business Press 28 Aug 2018

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Today in History, August 28: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers 'I have a Dream' ...

Southwest Daily News 28 Aug 2018

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2018. There are 125 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History. On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people listened as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ... On this date. ... Humphrey for president. In 1972, Mark Spitz of the United States won the first two of his seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics, finishing first in the 200-meter butterfly and anchoring the 400-meter freestyle relay ... ....

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New Hampshire Boys Cross Country

Eagle-Tribune 28 Aug 2018

New Hampshire Boys Cross Country. Division 1. Pinkerton. 2017 season. 2nd in Division 1. Top returning runners. Joe Gagnon, Sr.; Ethan Desmarais, Sr.; Steven Groulx, Sr.; Jeff Mize, Sr.; Nolan Preble, Jr.; Zach Plaza, Jr.; Nathan Steiger, Jr.; Nate Letellier, Soph ... Captains ... Last spring as a freshman, Ryan McClure competed in the 400 meters at the Division 1 meet ... Last spring as an eighth grader, Matthew Fairhurst ran the 1600 meters in 5.18....

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Asian Games: Unlikely sports deliver gold for Japan on Day 10

Kyodo 28 Aug 2018

Japan maintained its grip on second place on the medal table with gold medals coming from some unlikely and lesser-known sports on Monday, the Asian Games' 10th day ... On Monday the gold medals came in karate, bowling and archery ... (Mirai Ishimoto) ... "We were able to prove that Japan can reach the top in Asia ." ... On the athletics track, Japan only managed one medal, a bronze for Takatoshi Abe in the men's 400-meter hurdles ... ....

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New Hampshire girls cross country Salem boasts young standouts; chcampion Astros return solid nucleus

Eagle-Tribune 28 Aug 2018

New Hampshire. Division 1. Pinkerton. 2017 season. 1st at Division 1 meet. Top returning runners. Jordan Vaillancourt, Sr.; Ciara April, Sr.; Meghan Cross, Jr.; Molly McGaffigan, Soph. Newcomers. Mareisa Preble, Frosh; Olivia Welch Frosh.; Riley Sweeney, Frosh. Candidates. 22;. Assistant. Jon Alizio. Captains. TBA. Division 1 States. 5. Meghan Cross; 7. Ciara April; 10 ... Salem ... Last spring, she qualified for the Division 1 State Meet in the 400 meters ... “....

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