low hurdles

noun

, Track.

1. a race in which runners leap over hurdles 2 feet 6 inches (76 centimeters) high.

Example Sentences

In the spring, I watched from the track as he won the 330 low hurdles for the Mid-Valley League title, only to be visibly angry because a hurdler from Birmingham dared to challenge him, finishing in second, yet too close for Charles’ liking.

From Los Angeles Times

As a high school athlete in Los Angeles in the 1940s, he set a national record in the high hurdles and state records in the low hurdles and long jump.

From Washington Post

She came back Saturday morning to run away from the finals field in the 300 low hurdles, winning in 44.69 seconds.

From Seattle Times

“And not just bottom line, but the topline as well. Expectations got very very low, so obviously they were low hurdles to overcome, but it’s definitely on investors’ minds.”

From Reuters

The 21-year-old sophomore from Ohio State ran 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, tying the world mark; long-jumped once and broke the world record of 26-2 1/8 with a leap of 26-8; ran the 220 in 20.3 seconds, breaking the record of 20.6 that had stood for nine years; and ran the 220-yard low hurdles in 22.6 seconds, eliminating the old mark of 23.0 set in 1924.

From Los Angeles Times