All Athletics Event Category
This page is dedicated to providing clear and detailed explanations of the rules, events, and regulations that govern track and field sports. Explore the fascinating world of athletics, learn about the techniques, the scoring systems, and the key rules that shape every competition. Get ready to take your knowledge of the sport to the next level!
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What is Athletics?
Athletics refers to a collection of sporting events that involve running, jumping, throwing, and walking. It is one of the oldest and most traditional forms of organized sports, with roots tracing back to ancient civilizations like Greece, where the Olympic Games were first held.
Athletics is typically divided into three main categories:
- Track Events – These include running races of various distances such as sprints (100m, 200m, 400m), middle-distance (800m, 1500m), long-distance (5000m, 10,000m), hurdles, and relays.
- Field Events – These consist of jumping and throwing events, such as the long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, and hammer throw.
- Combined Events – These include competitions like the decathlon (for men) and heptathlon (for women), where athletes compete across multiple track and field events over two days, accumulating points based on their performances in each event.
