SportsMaze

What you can't watch without

The rules you will see every few minutes, in the order you meet them. Each opens on its answer.

B · Beginner · 5 rules · Step 1 of 4

The event and the start

  1. What is the steeplechase, and how is it won?The steeplechase is a 3000 m race with 28 hurdle jumps and 7 water jumps.
  2. How does a steeplechase start?Races longer than 400 m start standing, with one command: "On your marks".
  3. What must an athlete do at each barrier, and what gets them disqualified?Every athlete must go over each hurdle and over or through the water.

Running and finishing

  1. What decides who crosses the line first?Athletes are placed in the order in which any part of the torso reaches the near edge of the finish line.

Rounds, penalties and kit

  1. How do athletes get from the first round to the final?When there are too many athletes for one race, the event is run in rounds.
I · Intermediate · 8 rulesNext: intermediate rules