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Paramjit Singh (athlete)
Paramjit Singh (born August 22, 1971) is an Indian athlete who competed in the 400m at the 2000 Olympics. In 1998 Paramjit Singh broke the 38-year-old National record for the 400m that had been set by Milkha Singh. He was also part of the Indian relay team that won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 .... The team set the Indian national record in the event. References Living people 1971 births Indian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
400m
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is 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 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. Like other sprint disciplines, the 400 m involves the use of starting blocks. The runners take up position in the blocks on the 'ready' command, adopt a more efficient starting posture which Isometric exercise#Isometric presses as preparation for explosive power movements, isometrically preloads their muscles on the 'set' command, and stride forwards from the block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |