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Brief Title : 100 / 100m sprint
The Brief
The decimal system is integral to how we lead our lives but 100 has a certain aura - it is a special number...The 100m race is one of the most popular events in athletics with the fastest time gaining the name fastest man/woman in the world.
Create a publication educating sports enthusiasts on the history of the 100m race. You should include information about the top 10 records of both men and women. The publication should explain why the 100m race is so popular and why it is one of the favorite events of the olympic games.
Background
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The short-est common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 (1928 for women). The reigning 100 m Olympic cham-pion is often named "the fastest man/woman in the world".ConsiderationsHistory of the 100m sprintWinners of the 100m sprintFastest 100m sprint times
Considerations
History of the 100m sprintWinners of the 100m sprintFastest 100m sprint times
Target Audience
Sports enthusiastsPeople attending sports events
Mandatory Requirements
Research and development into the history of 100m sprint Design boardsA pdf of 5 presentation boardsMock ups, final artworks, a fully functioning indexfile and supporting media ready for online hosting etc.
Tone of voice
Sports enthustastsPeople attending sports events.
Deliverables:
Publication about the 100m Sprint. Leaflet about the 100m sprint
Studio Deadline
30/01/2012
Fastest Men in the world Fastest Women in the world
World Record set by Usain Bolt in Berlin
100m race
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competi-tions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 (1928 for women). The reigning 100 m Olympic champion is often named "the fastest man/woman in the world".On an outdoor 400 metres running track, the 100 m is run on the home straight, with the start usually being set on an extension to make it a straight-line race. Runners begin in the starting blocks and the race begins when an official fires the starter's pistol. Sprinters typically reach top speed after some-where between 50–60 m. Their speed then slows towards the finish line.The 10-second barrier has historically been a barometer of fast men's perfor-mances, while the best female sprinters take eleven seconds or less to com-plete the race. The current men's world record is 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaica's Usain Bolt, while American Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record of 10.49 seconds.The 100 m (109.361 yards) emerged from the metrication of the 100 yards (91.4 m), a now defunct distance originally contested in English-speaking coun-tries. The event is largely held outdoors as few indoor facilities have a 100 m straight.