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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 .
Sergey Bubka's world and European records in pole vault have dominated the sport, marking him as one of the world's best athletes. Jonathan Edwards broke the triple jump world record three times. Marcell Jacobs set the European record in the 100 metres winning the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The origins of many of the world's most popular sports today lie in the codification of many traditional games, especially in the United Kingdom. However, a paradoxical feature of European sport is the extent to which local, regional and national variations continue to exist, and even in some instances to predominate. [1]
Sports organizations of Europe by sport (1 C) Sports teams in Europe by sport (3 C) A. Archery in Europe (4 C, 1 P) Athletics in Europe (67 C, 10 P) B.
European sports trophies and awards (18 C, 3 P) F. Sports festivals in Europe (5 C, 3 P) G. European games (3 C) H. History of sport in Europe (46 C) M.
Orienteering sports combine navigation with a specific method of travel. Foot orienteering, navigation using a map and compass while running across unfamiliar terrain along a course with control points. Mountain bike orienteering; Ski orienteering; Trail orienteering; Radio orienteering, combines radio direction finding with orienteering skills.
Sports competitions in Europe by region (5 C) A. Sport in the Alps (16 C, 8 P) B. Sport in the Balkans (18 C, 9 P) Sport in the Baltic states (14 C, 29 P) F.
The following is a list of sports/games, divided by category. According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games . [ 1 ]