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This means that the runner/ jumper is running into a head wind of 6.1mph. To explain another way, the runner would not be assisted by the wind but running against it. If it said +6.1 the runner would have an advantage as the wind would be behnid them.

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Q: What does -6.1 wind mean in athletics?
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