Introduction to Track and Field

SPORT NAME: Track and Field
SPORT TYPE: multi-sport
INCLUDES: jumping, running, throwing and vaulting sports

Organizations:

ENTITY: World Athletics
WEB SITE URL: worldathletics.org | Link |

SDports and Disciplines

World Championship Track and Field Events
- Sprints | 60, 100, 200 and 400 meters |
- Middle Distance | 800, 1,500 and 3,000 meters |
- Long Distance | 5,000 and 10,000 meters

- Hurdles | 60, 100, 110, 400 meters
- Steeplechase | 3,000 meters
- Relays | 4 x 100 meters and 4 x 400 meters |
- Jumps | Long, Triple, High, Pole Vault |
- Throws | Shot Put | Discus | Hammer | Javelin |
- Combined Events | Pentathlon, Heptathlon, Decathlon

References:

- wikipedia.org - events in track and field - category
- wikipedia.org - athletics at the summmer Olympics - article
- wikipedia.org - track and field - article
- wikipedia.org - track and field - category
- commons.wikimedia.org | athletics at the olympics | images category