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board meeting, circa 1981. The State Board of Elections administers the election laws of the State of Illinois. In this capacity, it oversees the local election commissions, accepts nominating petitions and certificates of nomination, certifies the names of valid candidates for election, accepts and cross-checks the vote totals reported after Election Day, and accepts financial disclosures ...
Fabian Hambüchen at the horizontal bar A bar grip (front view). The horizontal bar, also known as the high bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in artistic gymnastics.It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal (typically steel) bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a system of cables and stiff vertical supports.
The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the world record holder with a jump of 2.45 m (8 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in) set in 1993 – the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump.
Tucker won a Class 2A state title in the high jump last season, an event he has continued with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in 2024. Honor roll: Here are the top times, distances for Peoria-area ...
The Illinois State Board of Elections ruled on Tuesday to keep the Democratic and Republican presidential frontrunners on the primary ballot. In a joint meeting held in Chicago and Springfield ...
The equipment and rules for pole vaulting are similar to the high jump. Unlike high jump, however, the athlete in the vault has the ability to select the horizontal position of the bar, known as the standards, before each jump and can place it a distance beyond the back of the box, the metal pit that the pole is placed into immediately before ...
Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in ...
This style spread quickly, and soon "floppers" became dominant in high jump competitions. The last world record jump with the straddle technique was Vladimir Yashchenko's 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) in 1978. [3] (His best result was 2.35 m (7 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) obtained in Milan at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships). He was only 19 years ...