Running (Soviet Union, USSR 1980)

06 February (Soviet Union, USSR ) within release Summer Olympic Games 1980 - Moscow (XII) goes into circulation Stamp Running face value 4+2 Russian kopek

Stamp is horizontal format.

Plate flaw: ПОЧТА СССР and face value missing from bottom right corner.

Also in the issue Summer Olympic Games 1980 - Moscow (XII):

  • Stamp - High Jump face value 16+6;
  • Full Pane - High Jump face value 20*(16+6);
  • Full Pane - Hurdling face value 20*(6+3);
  • Full Pane - Long Jump face value 20*(20+10);
  • Stamp - Running face value 4+2;
  • Full Pane - Running face value 20*(4+2);
  • Full Pane - Walking face value 20*(10+5);
  • Full Pane - High Jump face value 36*(16+6);
  • Full Pane - Hurdling face value 36*(6+3);
  • Full Pane - Running face value 36*(4+2);
  • Full Pane - Walking face value 36*(10+5);
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Stamp Running in digits
Country: Soviet Union, USSR
Date: 1980-02-06
Paper: coated
Print: Offset lithography
Size: 42 x 30
Perforation: comb 12¼ x 12
Emission: Semi-Postal
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 4+2 Russian kopek

Stamp Running it reflects the thematic directions:

Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross-country running, and race walking. 

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart.

Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion by which humans and other animals move rapidly on foot. Running is a gait with an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is in contrast to walking, where one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight, and the center of gravity vaults over the stance leg or legs in an inverted pendulum fashion. A feature of a running body from the viewpoint of spring-mass mechanics is that changes in kinetic and potential energy within a stride co-occur, with energy storage accomplished by springy tendons and passive muscle elasticity. The term "running" can refer to a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting.

Sport is a form of physical activity or game. Often competitive and organized, sports use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills. They also provide enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Many sports exist, with different participant numbers, some are done by a single person with others being done by hundreds. Most sports take place either in teams or competing as individuals. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs.

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