A motivating guide for anyone who wants to find out more about athletics. It guides the reader through a great variety of events in modern athletics, such as triple jump, javelin and shot, with fascinating historical facts and statistics. The positive aspects of each event are highlighted and the reader is shown how to improve and become the best in their sport!

Written in digestible, humorous chunks with detailed black line drawings.

As with all super.activ guides, a reference section provides readers with any additional information they need, such as useful addresses, websites and booklists, as well as a glossary and index.