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Does This Event Really NEED to Change?

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Does This Event Really NEED to Change?

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Does This Event Really NEED to Change?

The Final Leg Track & Field›
Jan 4, 202614:273.8K views
AnalysisRunningKim BattenMarie-josé PérecSydney Mclaughlin-levrone

Kim Batten's Facebook post: facebook.com/kim.batten/posts/as-the-former-world-record-holder-in-the-womens-400-hurdlestoday-i-am-officially/10241383495831406
World Athletics Record Book with historical hurdle heights: iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/ebooks/world-records-progression/index.html
Marie-José Pérec 400H: youtu.be/uv06Cn9WXYs
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⏰Video Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Kim Batten’s 400H Proposal
02:27 When did the 400H get started
02:54 How was the Men’s 400H height determined?
03:56 How was the Women’s 400H height determined?
05:30 What’s the argument to raise the hurdle height?
10:08 Will this change actually happen? – Will it go to 33 inches?
10:50 Have other events changed and if so, how?
12:08 Should this change actually happen?
12:58 What would it take to change the hurdle height?
13:52 Summary

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