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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.
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.
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
Here's the complete track and field schedule for Friday, Aug. 9. 2024 Paris Olympic Games: Entire schedule with TV, time and streaming for every event How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Most track and field events will be held inside Stade de France — which hosted the 1998 FIFA World Cup — and will run through Saturday, Aug. 10, finishing with women's 4 x 400m relay final.
Three South Carolina athletes will compete in the Olympics when track and field events begin Thursday. Quanera Hayes of Dillon will compete in the 400 meter, Melissa Jefferson of Hemingway 100 ...
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing.The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross-country running, and racewalking.