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Athletics Disciplines

Simplification of identifiers for athletics events, describing the existing OpenTrack codes. These will be properly described using the Sports Discipline vocabulary.

This is a working document.

Summary of the taxonomy

Generic Disciplines

identifier name Description
RACE (Generic) Race Race is a type of competition to see who is the fastest, including running or race-waking.
SPRINTS Sprints Sprints are running events over a short distance (less than 800m).
HURDLES Hurdles Hurdles is a running event where athletes jump over hurdles at speed.
SC Steeplechase Steeplechase is a long distance running event where runners must clear obstacles and water jumps.
MDLD Middle and Long distance races A Middle-distance or Long-distance running event, over a distance longer than sprints. Range of distances includes 800 m, up to Marathon 42.195 Km.
RW Race Walking Race walking, is a long-distance discipline where one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times.
RELAYS Track Relays Relays, relays race or relay race, is a track race between two or more teams where each member of the team runs one leg of the race.
ROAD Road Running Road Running is an Athletics discipline on a measured course over an established road.
XC Cross Country Cross Country is a running discipline in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass.
MR Mountain Running Mountain Running is a discipline that takes place on terrain that is mainly off-road and which course may gain elevation.
ULTRA Ultra Running Ultra running, ultra distance or ultramarathon, is a road race longer than the traditional marathon length (42.195 Km).
THROWS (Generic) Throws Throws are types of field events in which athletes throws heavy objects in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors.
DT Discus Throw Discus Throw is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc (the discus) in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. The diameter and weight of the discus varies depending on the competition rules.
HT Hammer Throw Hammer Throw is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip (the hammer). The size of the ball, and the length of the wire varies depending on the competition rules.
JT Javelin Throw Javelin Throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length, is thrown. Length and weight of javelin may vary depending on the rules of the competition.
SP Shot Put Shot Put is a track and field event involving throwing/putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object (the shot) as far as possible. The size of the ball, and the length of the wire varies depending on the competition rules.
HORIZONTALJUMPS Horizontal Jumps Horizontal Jumps are track and field events in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. Horizontal jumps include: long jump and triple jump.
HJ High Jump High Jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.
PV Pole Vault Pole Vault is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to jump over a bar.
VERTICALJUMPS Vertical Jumps Vertical Jumps are track and field events in which competitors must jump or vault over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.
LJ Long Jump Long Jump (or broad jump) is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point.
TJ Triple Jump Triple Jump (sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump), is a track and field event, where competitors run down the track and perform a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.
COMBINED Combined Discipline Combined Discipline is a competition where athletes participate in a number of track and field events, earning points for their performance in each event, which adds to a total points score.

Races

Sprints

identifier name distance>unit distance>value
60 60m MTR 60
100 100m MTR 100
200 200m MTR 200
400 400m MTR 400

Hurdles

identifier name distance>unit distance>value
60H 60m Hurdles (0.60) MTR 60
100H 100m Hurdles (0.84) MTR 100
110H 110m Hurdles (1.067) MTR 110
400H 400m Hurdles (0.91) MTR 400

Steeplechase

identifier name distance>unit distance>value
2000SC 2000m Steeplechase MTR 2000
3000SC 3000m Steeplechase (36”) MTR 3000

Middle Distance & Long Distance Races

identifier name distance>unit distance>value maxDuration
800 800m MTR 800  
1500 1500m MTR 1500  
3000 3000m MTR 3000  
5000 5000m MTR 5000  
10000 10000m MTR 10000  
24H 24 Hours     23:59:59.999

Race Walking

identifier name venueType distance>unit distance>value
3000W 3000m Race Walking on track   MTR 3000
5000W 5000m Race Walking on track Outdoor MTR 5000
10000W 10000m Race Walking on track Outdoor MTR 10000
10KW 10km Race Walking on Road Road MTR 10000
20KW 20km Race Walking on Road Road MTR 20000
50KW 50km Race Walking on Road Road MTR 5000

Track Relays

identifier name competitionType distance>unit distance>value
4X100 4x100m Relays MTR 400
4X200 4x200m Relays MTR 800
4X400 4x400m Relays MTR 1600
4X800 4x800m Relays MTR 3200
4X1500 4x1500m Relays MTR 6000
MEDLEY Medley Relay Relays    

Road Running

identifier name distance>unit distance>value
1M 1 Mile SMI 1
2M 2 Miles SMI 2
5M 5 Miles SMI 5
10K 10K MTR 10000
HM Half Marathon MTR 21097
MAR Marathon MTR 42195

Cross Country

identifier name distance>unit distance>value
XC (Generic) CROSS COUNTRY    

Mountain Running

identifier name distance>unit distance>value
MR (Generic) MOUNTAIN RUNNING    

Ultrarunning

identifier name distance>unit distance>value
ULTRA (Generic) ULTRARUNNING    

Throws

identifier name weight>unit weight>value
DT (Generic) Discus Throw    
HT (Generic) Hammer Throw    
JT (Generic) Javelin Throw    
SP (Generic) Shot Put    

Horizontal Jumps

identifier name
LJ (Generic) Long Jump
TJ (Generic) Triple Jump

Vertical Jumps

identifier name
HJ (Generic) High Jump
PV (Generic) Pole Vault

Combined Disciplines

identifier name
PEN (Generic) Pentathlon
HEP (Generic) Heptathlon
DEC (Generic) Decathlon
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