An athlete runs for a certain distance before taking long jump, Why?

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An athlete runs before jumping to gain momentum.
Because it helps injumping higher and longer because of inertia of motion gained due to the motion
.When the athletes Jump they already have a forward motion
that would be greater than that of a jump made from standing in one spot.

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