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relay raceRace between teams in which each team member successively covers a specified portion of the course. In track events, such as the 4 × 100-m and 4 × 400-m relays, the runner finishing one leg passes a baton to the next runner while both are running within a marked exchange zone. In swimming competitions, such as the 4 × 100-m and 4 × 200-m freestyle races and the 4 × 100-m medley, the swimmer completing one leg touches the edge of the pool to signal the start of the next teammate's leg. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Despite Meramble's lack of enthusiasm for entering relay racing himself, the gray-haired man who looks much younger than his age admits to watching 2002 Winter Olympics relay racing on ice with excitement. The Challenge Cup Relay's history began in 1978, when officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Metropolitan Division wanted to break a world record in relay racing. |
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