What a flight is
When a field event has many entrants, they are split into flights, smaller groups that rotate through their attempts in turn. Each athlete still competes against the whole field; the flight just sets the order.
A flight is a group of athletes in a jumping or throwing event who take their attempts together when the field is too large for everyone to compete at once. It is a scheduling tool, not a separate competition. Here is what flights are and how they work.
When a field event has many entrants, they are split into flights, smaller groups that rotate through their attempts in turn. Each athlete still competes against the whole field; the flight just sets the order.
One flight takes its attempts at a height or in a round, then the next flight goes. In the throws and horizontal jumps, all flights' marks are pooled, and the best advance to the final rounds together.
Flights keep a large field moving and let athletes warm up near their turn. They are common in big meets where 30 or more athletes enter a single jump or throw.
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When too many athletes enter a field event, they are divided into flights that take their attempts in turn.
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