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The athletics program traces its earliest roots to events used in the ancient Greek Olympics. The modern program includes track and field events, road running events, and race walking events. Cross country running was also on the program in earlier editions but it was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics .
The route, specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and approved by World Athletics, was unique, demanding, and technical. Paris 2024 unveiled the routes for the Olympic marathon and the two races – a 42.195 km course and a 10 km course – open to the general public as part of the mass event running. [5]
W. C. Fields fable of team from "Klopstokia" competing at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [4] A Million to One: 1937 Drama Decathlon After his dad is stripped of an Olympic gold medal, Johnny Kent trains to win one. [5] The Bob Mathias Story: 1954 Biographical Decathlon A look at career of two-time Olympic gold medalist Bob Mathias. [6] Geordie: 1955 ...
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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the Games. They were due to be held from 31 July – 9 August 2020, at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo , Japan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the games were postponed to 2021, with the track and field events set for 30 July – 8 August. [ 1 ]
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The Olympic competition is the most prestigious athletics contest, and many athletics events are among the most watched events at the Summer Olympics. A total of 47 athletics events are held at the Olympics, 24 for men and 23 for women (as of London 2012).
This was fewer than were set at the Beijing Olympics (5 world, 17 Olympic records) but greater than the number set at the 2004 Games in Athens (2 world, 10 Olympic records). China's Chen Ding was the first Olympic record breaker, improving the men's 20 km walk record. [ 33 ]