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2010 TNT – Fortuna Meeting
The 4th edition of the annual TNT - Fortuna Meeting took place on 15 and 16 June 2010 in Kladno, Czech Republic. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon (men) and a heptathlon (women) event was part of the 2010 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. The 2010 edition was the first in history of Kladno meeting to gain the top-level IAAF World Combined Events Challenge rank. Men's Decathlon Schedule :15 June : :16 June : Records Results File:100mM heat1 at TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno 15June2010 010.jpg, 100 m, heat 1 File:100mM heat2 at TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno 15June2010 023.jpg, 100 m, heat 2 File:Long jump M at TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno 15June2010 173.jpg, Long jump, Ivan Scolfaro da Silva prepares for his attempt File:Long jump M at TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno 15June2010 178.jpg, Tomáš Nešvera performing the long jump File:110mHM heat2 at TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno 16June2010 016.jpg, 110 m hurdles, heat 2 File:Olek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javelin Throw W At TNT - Fortuna Meeting In Kladno 16June2010 157
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 sling (weapon), sling, bow and arrow, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with the aid of a hand-held mechanism. However, devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distance, such as spear-throwers or the amentum. A warrior or soldier armed primarily with one or more javelins is a javelineer. The word javelin comes from Middle English and it derives from Old French ''javelin'', a diminutive of ''javelot'', which meant spear. The word ''javelot'' probably originated from one of the Celtic languages. Prehistory There is archaeological evidence that javelins and throwing sticks were already in use by the last phase of the Lower Paleolithic. Seven spear-like objects were found in a coal mine in the city of Schöningen, Germany. Stratigraphy, Stratigraphic dating indic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
