400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lanes the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly spaced around the track. The hurdles are positioned and weighted so that they fall forward if bumped into with sufficient force, to prevent injury to the runners. Although
Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres of the three semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. The six qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while six others raced in Final B. Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new Olympic records were set during this competition. The first round