In which of the following events a push is involved?

• While playing badminton, the player applies the pushing force on the racket.
• While playing archery, the string pushes the arrow to hit the target in the front.
• While playing javelin throw, the javelin is pushed such that it reaches the farthest distance possible.

Therefore, we can say that a pushing force is involved in all badminton, archery and javelin.