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Why athletes stop themselves before the line marked for javelin throw
  1. Due to inertia of motion
  2. Due to inertia of rest
  3. Due to inertia of direction
  4. All

A
Due to inertia of motion
B
All
C
Due to inertia of direction
D
Due to inertia of rest
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Due to inertia of motion, an object do not stop all of a sudden rather it continues to move over some distance. Hence the athletes stop themselves much before line marked so that they come to rest before crossing that line, otherwise it is said to be a foul.

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