where track and field started?

On what year that the athletics became popular

 First ever who won the stadium race in 776 B.C

WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED?

who banned the Olympic Games.

in England, track and field as a modern sport came back to life and started to develop again.

first English Championship for athletics were held by the newly created Amateur Athletic Club whose rules still serve as the basis for the athletics today.

 The Amateur Athletic Club eventually turned into _________________

the first Modern Olympics were held with athletics making resurgence.

the International Amateur Athletic Federation was formed

continues to oversee the rules approving world records and ensuring the amateur code adhered to in athletics.

when it became popular

was commissioned to leave town in haste and make his way towards Athens. He was supposed to deliver news of victory over Persia.

The town he departed was called_______ and ________ was approximately 25 miles away.

. As for the conception of the modern marathon, that was due to a man named

And the first winner of the first marathon was a Greek water-carrier named

 The Boston Marathon is born. To this day, the Boston Marathon is considered one of the most prestigious events in running. It was actually inspired by the success of the first modern Olympics held just a year before it.

 This year marked the beginning of what’s known as “marathon mania.” The first five marathons held in New York were held on the following special days: Thanksgiving Day, Lincoln’s Birthday, New Year’s Day, Washington’s Birthday, and the day after Christmas.

 Frank Shorter, an American, wins the Summer Olympics – and his victory spurred what’s known popularly as the “Running boom of the ’70s.” Approximately twenty-five million people took up running as a hobby or as a sport during that boom – including then-President Jimmy Carter.

 The Olympics finally features the first official women’s marathon. Joan Benoit of the U.S. won that one in two hours, twenty-four minutes, and fifty-two seconds.

 There are 715 marathons scheduled all around the U.S. in 2019. Clearly, the popularity of the sport hasn’t waned.

The aim of this event is to jump the furthest distance possible after a run-up.

is a full test of athletic ability and has been part of the games since the very first in Athens in 1896.

The origins of modern vaulting can be traced back to Germany in the 1850s,

dates back to pre-historic competitions with rocks: during the middle age, in Scotland, it was known as stone put and as steinstossen in Switzerland.

In the ancient days the game was played with heavy circular disc which was thrown from a set standing position on a small pedestal, and it was actually this style that was revived for 1896 Olympics.

This form of game began in the prehistoric times as it was used as an implement of war and hunting.

One of the earliest known precursors to modern day hammer throw stems from Tailteann Games around 1800 BC, that featured events like throwing either a weight attached to a rope, a large rock on a wooden handle, or even a chariot wheel on a wooden axle.

what is radius of a track

what is length of a track?

All lanes have a width of

 Found in arenas or stadiums.

 Found in open stadiums or sports complexes.

The standard measurement for an outdoor track is

in outdoor tracks When participating in the mile event, you need to

in indoor tracks When participating in the mile event, you need to

when a runner starts too soon, before the gun is fired.

In the races, racers run in _______, and each athlete must keep inside

the shortest races) are events up to and including the 400 metres:

is a track and field sport that involves running and jumping over obstacles at speed.

in athletics (track-and-field), a footrace over an obstacle course that includes such obstacles as water ditches, open ditches, and fences.

what are in the stepplechase?

A competitive activity of walking quickly while maintaining constant contact with the ground and straightening the supporting leg.

A competition in which a group of four athletes run sprint races over equal predetermined lengths while passing a baton-like object to the next competitor to continue the race.

is a sport in which the athlete who jumps the longest by legal means, wins. Basically, this is all that the sport is about.

is also called hop, step, and jump, event in athletics (track and field) in which an athlete makes a horizontal jump for distance incorporating three distinct, continuous movements—a hop, in which the athlete takes off and lands on the same foot; a step, landing on the other foot; and a jump, landing in any manner, usually with both feet together

Sport in athletics (track and field) in which the athlete takes a running jump to attain height

as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar.

putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. 

The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip.

a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area.

is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors.

is a combined event in athletics consisting of five events.

what are consisting sports in pentathlon men's division?

what are the five events consist in pentathlon in women's division

is a multi-disciplinary sport that consists of seven different track and field events.

athletes compete in one-on-one matches, with athletes attempting to score points by touching their opponent with their sword. T

jumping requires athletes to navigate a course of obstacles on horseback.

involves shooting at a target from a designated distance. Athletes are given a certain number of shots, and points are awarded based on accuracy.

is a race over a designated distance, usually 3 kilometers. The fastest time wins the event.

what are the different events of hepthalon?

is a track and field competition that consists of ten different events.

what are the different events of decathlon