What it is
The baton is a smooth, hollow tube, about 28 to 30 centimeters long, light enough to carry at full speed and grip during a fast handoff. It is what passes from runner to runner down the track.
A relay baton is the smooth, hollow tube that runners carry and hand off in a relay. It is the object that actually has to finish the race, which is why every exchange and even a drop matters so much. Here is what the baton is and the rules around it.
The baton is a smooth, hollow tube, about 28 to 30 centimeters long, light enough to carry at full speed and grip during a fast handoff. It is what passes from runner to runner down the track.
The baton, not the runner, must travel the full distance and be exchanged inside the zone. It must be carried by hand, and if it is dropped, the runner who dropped it has to pick it up without leaving the lane.
Because the baton has to finish, a clean exchange is the whole game in the 4x100. A dropped or mishandled baton can erase a faster team, which is why handoff practice is non-negotiable.
The baton's journey is decided in the exchange. Film the handoff, the AI shows whether the pass is clean and at speed, so the stick never slows or hits the track.
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The baton is a hollow tube about 28 to 30 cm long, carried by hand and exchanged inside the zone.
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