The
110 metres hurdles, or
110-meter hurdles, is a
hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the
athletics programme at the
Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the
100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten
hurdles of 1.067 metres (3.5 ft or 42 inches) in height are evenly spaced along a straight course of 110 metres. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner. Fallen hurdles do not carry a fixed time penalty for the runners, but they have a significant pull-over weight which slows down the run. Like the
100 metres sprint, the 110 metres hurdles begins in the
starting blocks.