Track and Field, also known as "Track and Field Sports" also "Track and Field Athletics" is a sport that has various competitive athletic contests revolved around the activities running, jumping and throwing. Track and Field is held in a stadium, with a oval running track, that surrounds usually a football field, or grassy area, where most jumping and throwing events are held. Most of the events are individual sports with many athletes, and competitors going head to head with each other to decide one victor. With running events, the victor is chosen by the one competitor that finishes the fastest, unlike running, jumping and throwing the victor is decided by the one who achieved the great distance or height.
Running events are sorted into sprinting, middle distance, and distance. In jumping the events are long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault. In throwing the events are shot put, javelin, discus and hammer.For each running group they are associated with certain events in there category, like for example sprinters are usually associated with 100 meter, 200 m, 400 m races etc. For middle distance usually the events that are associated with them are the 800 m, the mile, and 2 mile race. Distance runners usually are associated with 5,000m(3.1 mile race) and 10,000m(6.2 mile race). Track and Field is very interesting to watch and see schools and professional athletes compete.
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