The sport of track and field has prehistoric roots, being among the oldest of sporting competitions, as running, jumping and … See more

Track and field events are divided into three categories: track events, field events, and combined events. The majority of athletes tend to specialize in one event type with the aim of perfecting their performances, although th… See more

Races over short distances, or sprints, are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event, the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to t… See more

The long jump is one of the oldest track and field events, having its roots as one of the events within the ancient Greek pentathlon contest. The athletes would take a short run up and jump into an area of dug up earth, with the wi… See more

Combined (or multi-discipline) events are competitions in which athletes participate in a number of track and field events, earning points for their performance in each event, which adds to a total points score. Outdoors, t… See more

The term track and field is intertwined with the stadiums that first hosted such competitions. The two basic features of a track and field stadium are the outer oval-shaped running track and an area of turf within this t… See more