BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RHYTHM-TEMPO STRUCTURE OF RUNNING AT A DISTANCE OF 100 m WITH HURDLES OF THE STRONGEST HURDLERS OF THE WORLD AND RUSSIA

The purpose of the work was to analyze the rhythm and tempo structure of the world’s strongest hurdlers’ running based on the results of the latest official international competitions, including the Olympic Games in Paris, to identify trends in the development of this track and field discipline, and to compare it with the indicators of the running structure of the strongest Russian hurdlers at a distance of 100 m with hurdles. The problematic situation is that Russian athletes are significantly behind the leaders in this hurdle discipline, which is increasing every year. The purpose of this study was to attempt to use video analysis to identify modern trends in the development of women’s hurdles, to determine the differences in the main biomechanical indicators of the competitive exercise between the world’s strongest athletes and the leaders of domestic hurdles. To achieve this goal, an analysis of documentary materials, video analysis of the competitive activity of highly qualified hurdlers, and methods of mathematical statistics were used. Based on the results of the study, data on the rhythm-tempo structure of hurdling of the world’s leading female athletes were obtained, indicators of competitive activity of leading Russian hurdlers lagging behind those of world leaders were identified, and some modern trends in the development of short-distance hurdling among women were determined.