What is called a hurdle?
A hurdle is a barrier or other obstacle that a runner has to jump over during a race. If you trip on a hurdle, you probably won’t win the race. When they’re doing certain types of races, both human and horse athletes have to leap across hurdles (sometimes other animals do this too, like dogs and even rabbits). Athletes can’t deliberately knock down a hurdle in a race, but they can touch the hurdle. So, if an athlete is running a hurdles race and attempts to clear the hurdle while jumping over it in a “hurdling fashion, but clips the hurdle or even knocks the hurdle over, they can continue running.If he gets too close to hurdles, he’ll be forced to “jump” just to avoid hitting them, which will cost him precious ground time. And worse, he’ll start running up on hurdles and hitting them with the lead foot on the way up, which causes major disruptions in rhythm and also can cause crashes.
What is hurdle in sports?
Hurdles or hurdling is a track and field sport that involves running and jumping over obstacles at speed. Hurdling is part of athletics at the Olympic Games. Hurdling is the basis of a few track and field events. Hurdle is both a noun and a verb. As a noun, its most common meanings have to do with barriers: the ones that runners leap over, and the metaphorical extension of these, the figurative barriers and obstacles we try to similarly overcome.
Is it hurdles or hurdles?
The plural form, hurdles, refers to a race in which people or horses have to jump over barriers. Metaphorically a hurdle can refer to any obstacle, barrier, or problem that needs to be overcome. As a verb, hurdle means to leap over or overcome an obstacle or difficulty. Hurdles are physical or mental difficulties that are present in our lives. These hurdles could be very easy or difficult to overcome. Some of the most common hurdles we face are addiction, poverty, and loss. There are many hurdles in life that we need to get over.