You may be wondering where Track and Field all started? Well the first recorded examples of Track and Field was the first Ancient Olympic Games in 776 B.C. During the first games the only event that was contest was the stadion footrace. Track and Field has dated back all the way to 776 B.C. Track and Field events where were also present when during the Panhellenic Games in Greece as well. Track and Field was truly marked when the Olympic Games came back during the 19 hundreds.
To this day many national and world recorders have been set by some great athletes. Here are some extremely amazing recorders set by amazing talented runners, for example world record for 100m sprint - Usain Bolt 9.58 seconds, 200m sprint Usain Bolt 19.19 seconds. Some recorders for middle distance runners; 800m Wilson Kipketer 1:41.11, 1500m Hicham El Guerrouj 3:26, the mile Hicham El Guerrouj 3:43.13. Some recorders for the distance runners are; 3000m, 7:20.67 Daniel Komen, 5000 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele, 10,000 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele. So many great runners have broken and set there own recorders up until now, these runners deserve great respect for there dedication and love to Track and Field.
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