– Note that as most of these sports are played outdoors, performance of an athlete is dependent on wind. Runners are most affected by wind in all types of races as wind directly fall on their faces. In other sports like discus throw, wind blowing against the throw will lower the distance travelled by discus. Similarly when you throw a javelin and the wind is blowing against your throw, your javelin won’t move too far. It would not be directly proportional to the strength applied.
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