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Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. [1] The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events.
The sport of athletics is defined by the many events which make up its competition programmes. All events within the sport are forms of running, walking, jumping or throwing. These events are divided into the sub-sports of track and field, road running, racewalking and cross country running.
The track and field events during the 2024 Paris Olympics haven't just met expectations. They've exceeded them. The thrilling victories and upsets have kept fans on the edge of our seats, and the ...
The 2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour is the 26th edition of the global series of combined track and field event meetings organised by World Athletics.This is the third season to feature the three-tier World Tour format, dividing the meetings into three competition sub-groups: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
The following athletics events are currently featured on the national championships' program: Sprint: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m; Middle distance track events: 800 m, 1500 m; Long distance track events: 5000 m, 10,000 m; Hurdles: 100 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, 3000 m steeplechase; Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault
The NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate outdoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Athlete's individual performances earn points for their institution and the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title in track and field.
This is a category for the specific disciplines (e.g. shot put) within track and field For athletics competitions, see Category:Athletics (track and field) competitions . Subcategories
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.