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- Title
EVOLUTION AND TRENDS OF THE WORLD UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD.
- Authors
Liliana, Mihӑilescu; Nicolae, Mihailescu; Bogdan, Vӑlcu
- Abstract
Previous researches had showed that the value of the World University Record represents over 90 % from the value of the World Record in seniors' events. Based on that, the aim of this research was to identify the actual stage and the trends that are present all over the world in the university track and field, and to elaborate some objective premises in the selection of the components of the national team in order to participate to the 2009 edition of the Universidad, in order to achieve during the competition some results that will allow the qualification in the finals and getting the medals. Methods: During the research we used a system of documentation, analysis and interpretation of the research results methods: the documentation method from internet sources: I.A.A.F. site, I.F.U.S., W.U.C. Bangkok, W.U.C., Osaka; the statistical and mathematical method; the analogy method. Results: The phenomenon that comes out from the running and jumps events is similar in the throws event too. So, the best position of the medalists in the 24th edition of the W.U.G is the 3rd place, obtained in discuss throw, in women case, and the 4th place in the javelin, in men case. These are the events were the two world university champions improve their performances. Conclusions: The fact that from all the medalists of the last edition of the Summer Universidad, only two concurred medals in the edition from the same year of the seniors W.C., urges to profound discussions concerning the participation of the good athletes to this competition, the value of the student results on the world plan and the trends to the world performances of the of the seniors track and field.
- Subjects
TRACK &; field; UNIVERSIADE; RUNNING; STATISTICS; SPORTS teams; COLLEGE sports; PHYSICAL fitness testing; SCOUTING (Athletics); PHYSICAL education; JUMP &; reach tests
- Publication
Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education & Sport/Science, Movement & Health, 2009, Vol 9, Issue 2, p205
- ISSN
2285-777X
- Publication type
Article