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2. Distance medley relay - Wikipedia

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   A distance medley relay is made up of a 1200-meter leg (three laps on a standard 400 meter track), a 400-meter leg (one lap), an 800-meter leg (two laps), and a 1600-meter leg (four laps) in that order. The total distance run is 4000 meters, or nearly 2.5 miles. Aside from the 400 meter segment, which is a sprint, all legs are a middle distance ...

3. List of events broadcast on Wide World of Sports (American TV ...

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   Live coverage via satellite of the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans: Jim McKay Phil Hill: Chris Economaki: July 24 Coverage of the Matterhorn Climb from Zermatt, Switzerland. August 1 USA-USSR Track & Field Meet, live from the Soviet Union. August 7 1965 German Grand Prix Jim Clark showed everyone by winning the race and the drivers championship ...

4. List of world records in athletics - Wikipedia

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   While races over imperial measured distances were very common in the first half of the 20th century, only the mile remains common today due to its historical prominence in track and field: all other imperial measured distance races became increasingly rare, and the IAAF deleted these events from the world record books in 1976.

5. Sport of athletics - Wikipedia

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   Competitions are typically long distance races of 3 km (1.9 mi) or more which are usually held in autumn and winter. Cross country's most successful athletes often compete in long-distance track and road events as well. The Crick Run in England in 1838 was the first recorded instance of an organised cross country competition.

6. World Athletics Championships - Wikipedia

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   Alongside Olympic Games, the championships represents the highest level of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking. Separate World Championships are held by World Athletics for certain other outdoor events, including cross-country running and half ...

7. List of United States high school national records in track ...

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   USATF Junior Track & Field Championships June 27, 2004 Triple jump: 13.46 m (44' 2 1/4") Ychlindria Spears Luling High School: Luling, Texas: Austin, Texas: TUIL state track meet May 11, 2001 [92] Shot put: 17.27 m (56' 8 ¼") Raven Saunders: Burke High School: Charleston, South Carolina: Columbia, South Carolina: Taco Bell Track & Field ...

8. Track and field - Wikipedia

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   The two basic features of a track and field stadium are the outer oval-shaped running track and an area of turf within this track—the field. In earlier competitions, track lengths varied: the Panathinaiko Stadium measured 333.33 metres at the 1896 Summer Olympics , while at the 1904 Olympics the distance was a third of a mile (536.45 m) at ...

9. Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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   The qualification period for the marathon races will occur from 1 November 2022 to 30 April 2024; for the 10,000 metres, combined events (heptathlon and decathlon), racewalks, and relays from 31 December 2022 to 30 June 2024, with the rest of the individual track and field events running over an annual period (from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024). [2]