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Today this relay race is known as the 4 × 400 m relay. The sport of relay running was only two years old at the time of the first Penn Relays. During the 1893 spring handicapped track meet, the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University men ran a relay race against each other. The Princeton men won with a time of 3:34, beating the ...
The sprint medley relay ( SMR) is a track and field event in which teams of four athletes compete over sprinting distances as part of a relay race. Unlike most track relays, each member of the team runs a different distance. The sprint medley is rather uncommon, run most frequently at non-championship track meets which are focused on relays.
4 × 800 metres relay. The 4 × 800 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 800 metres or 2 laps on a standard 400 metre track. The IAAF ratifies world records in the event and it became a world championship event in 2014 as part of the IAAF World Relays .
About the only real surprise when the U.S. track and field roster came out Tuesday was who didn't make the list: Athing Mu. Although the middle-distance runner didn't qualify at U.S. trials to ...
Championship Saturday at the Kansas high school state track and field meet is officially underway at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, with champions being crowned on the state and in the field.
Usain Boltbeating Tyson Gayand setting a 100 m world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athleticsin BerlinJürgen Schultbeside the indication of his new discus world record, 1986. World recordsin athleticsare ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road runningand ...
Relay race. A relay race is a racing competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games. Relay races are common in running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating (usually with a baton in ...
The World Athletics Championships, known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics until 2019, are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics, formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations. Alongside Olympic Games, they represent the highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics ...