<正> Technique Biomechanical Aspects Determining Factors The result of a hurdles race is mainly determined by the athlete's performance in the following: The start, which does not differ significantly from a sprint start. The acceleration, the pattern of which, unlike a flat sprint, is predetermined by the placement of the first hurdle. An explosive takeoff at the optimum distance from each of the 10 hurdles. A clearance of each of the hurdles with as flat a path of the body's center of gravity as possible. A landing after each of the hurdles must be active and without a significant drop in the path of the body's center of gravity.