SPORTS: VOCABULARY RELATED TO OTHER SPORTS AND ATHLETICS PART TWO (42)

SPORTS: VOCABULARY RELATED TO OTHER SPORTS AND ATHLETICS PART TWO pace  (noun) the rate at which somebody  walks, runs or advances pacemaker a person setting the pace for another that the other people taking part will try to imitate the speed pack the people who trail the leaders in a race or competition, etc. pentathlon a composite sporting event in which all contestants compete in five different sports (running, riding, swimming, shooting and fencing) a 4000-meter cross-country run,300-meter freestyle swim, a 5000-meter 30-jump equestrian steeplechase, épée  (a sword used in the sport of fencing), target shooting of 25 meters and fencing performance-enhancing drugs (such as an anabolic steroid, human growth hormone) banned from use in sports that people take to improve athletic performance —abbreviation PED personal best the best result a sportsperson achieves in an event such as a race or other competition pip to beat  somebody in a  race, competition, etc. by a narrow margin pole-vaulting a field event  of trying to jump over a high bar, using a long straight piece of wood to take off  from the ground race to compete against somebody in a race  to demonstrate who can go faster or the fastest relay a race between teams in which each member of the team runs or swims successively covers a specified portion of the track runner an athlete especially one taking part in a race running the sport of running shot an attempt to win points, goals etc. in a game or competition shot-put the  field event in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible by the player sprint a race in which the players run, swim, etc. very fast over a short distance starting blocks the two blocks mounted on either side of an adjustable frame on the ground that runners push their feet against at the start of a race triple jump A track-and-field sporting event in which players attempt to jump as far forward as possible with three jumps. The first jump lands on one foot, the second on the other and the third on both feet ie.,a hop, a stride and a jump in sequence steeplechase a long  horse race over a closed course with obstacles like fences ,water etc. straggler a player that is among the last or one to do something, for example, to finish a race or leave a place tetrathlon a sporting event in which players participate in four different sports: riding, shooting, swimming and running track a piece of ground with a special surface to conduct races or to drive on track and field any of various competitive athletic events such as running, jumping and throwing that people compete in track event a sports event that is a race run on a track only ultramarathon a running race that is longer than a marathon (which is roughly about 42 kilometers or 26 miles) water jump an area of water that horses or runners have to leap over in a race or competition