The meaning of the word polyathlon is integrated sports all-around, the purpose of which is the development of strength and endurance. Distinctive features of polyathlon are accessibility, focus on health and the opportunity to engage in this sport to people of different interests and age.
General classification
There are two types of polyathlon. Winter polyathlon can be represented by triathlon or biathlon. Further on this will be discussed in more detail. And the summer polyathlon is represented by pentathlon, four -athlon, triathlon, biathlon. It is worth noting that the polyathlon, popular in the CIS countries, is gradually becoming an international sport.
Now polyathlon is actively developing. What does this give the nation? Athletes of various ages - from 12 to 80 years old - can manifest themselves in it. The polyathlon is interesting and useful not only directly to athletes, but also to everyone who leads or tries to lead an active lifestyle, as well as to those who want to try themselves in several sports at the same time.
Cross
Cross in polyathlon - running for 2000–3000 m for men and 1000–2000 m for women. Running is an integral part of every athlete’s training. Cross-country running is one of the most accessible types of physical exercises, for training you can choose any square or park. Competitions provide an excellent opportunity to compete against the participants of various sports. The word "cross" means a kind of athletics - sports running over rough terrain.
Cycling
Cycling in polyathlon is very popular. What could be better than riding your iron horse over rough terrain? Usually a bike ride is arranged as the final stage of a polyathlon or the penultimate (before the cross).
Ski race
Polyathlon - what does this mean in this context? This competition is at a distance of 10 km for men and 5 km for women. Skiing around the world is one of the most popular sports in winter. At the moment, there is no more accessible, democratic, so closely related to the nature of a related and so useful sport.
Projectile throwing
At large polyathlon competitions, the role of a force standard is played by grenade throwing. This is a military-applied standard that has a history of almost a century in Russia and is an important part of preparation for military service. Over time, throwing a grenade from a simple applied exercise has grown into a separate sports discipline with its own records and techniques. In the technique of movements of these athletes, there are many subtle nuances: in the take-off, the last steps and phases for coordinating the movements of the body, arms of the legs, since throwing a grenade is a rather complicated set of exercises.
Swimming: polyathlon
What does this mean? Competitions in the polyathlon in swimming are held at a distance of 50 m or 100 m (depending on the rank of the competition: the lower the lower the swim), athletes usually compete in a closed classic (25 m long) pool, but sometimes they also hold competitions in open water . Sports swimming is a sport in which the goal is to cover a certain distance as quickly as possible, while not violating the swimming style technique that is used. Sports swimming arose at the turn of the XV – XVI centuries. Among the first swimming competitions were the swimmers competition in Venice in 1515. The first swimming schools arose in the late XVIII - early XIX centuries in Austria, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia. Since the mid-19th century, artificial pools began to be built.
Strength exercises
In polyathlon, strength exercises are well-known to everyone: for men, pull-ups on the bar, and for women, push-ups from the floor. Pullups and pushups, on the one hand, are not a separate sport, however, on the other hand, they are actively used in the training process of any athlete. The most remarkable thing is that for push-ups and pull-ups, almost no special sports equipment is needed, which is why these exercises are the most popular among athletes.
Sprint
In polyathlon, sprint is a short distance run of 50-60 m (indoors, depending on the capabilities of the hall where the competitions are held) or 100 m (in the warm season at the stadium). 60-meter races, as a rule, take place on direct sections of tracks for running around the perimeter of stadiums. Since the race lasts only a few seconds, the ability to start quickly and the developed reflexes in this discipline are more important for the athlete than in any other.
Shooting Sports: Polyathlon
What does this mean? Shooting in a polyathlon is carried out with a 5 cm or 25 cm air rifle target from a distance of 10 m, 5 or 10 shots are fired (this depends on the type of competition). Shooting is generally one of the oldest applied sports. It originates from competitions in crossbow and bow shooting.
With the advent of firearms in the middle of the XIV century, shooting competitions appeared in the form in which it is known today: it is true that they shot first with smoothbore guns, and only after the creation of edged weapons did bullet shooting take on the form that has survived to this day.
Polyathlon. Federation of All Sports
The tables for evaluating the results in a polyathlon make it possible to relatively objectively monitor the degree of development of physical characteristics and physical fitness, since the demonstrated results are translated into points. Replacing a certain discipline, which is part of the polyathlon program, it is possible to track how the improvement of sports results is carried out. Thus, the polyathlon future of the health of any nation.