Experts break down everything you need to know about Olympic steeplechase—including where that pool came from—so you can follow along at the Paris Games.
Unless you’re a dedicated track and field fan, you may be confused when you flip on the Olympics to see runners launching themselves into a pool—or is it a puddle?—in the middle of the track. Yes, it’s hot in Paris, but no, these runners aren’t just looking to cool off. It’s all part of their job as competitors in the steeplechase. The steeplechase is one of the more unusual track events to watch at the Summer Games, but it can be a head-scratcher for the uninitiated.
In the first equine steeplechases, jockeys raced between towns in 18th-century Ireland, navigating a course using pointy church steeples as guides, as the Washington Post reported. Along the way, the horses crossed natural barriers, including fences, stone walls, streams, and rivers. Eventually, the event transformed from a horse race to a footrace, but still retained the drama of wet and dry obstacles.
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