Sport Top headlines Football scores Cricket scores Racing results Rugby Union scores Corrections Ananova: Olympic sport guide - Triathlon A guide to the Olympic sport of Triathlon Competition details Triathlon is an exciting multi-sport for all ages and abilities. The event involves swimming, cycling and running, and is a continuous race against the clock and fellow competitors. The distances of events can vary, however standards are set for: The sprint di ...

OLYMPIC HISTORY Track Events / Field Events / Road Events / Combined Events TRACK EVENTS Track and field events formed part of the inaugural modern Games of 1896. Track races included 100, 400, 800 and 1,500 metres, and the 110 metres hurdles, the marathon was run on the road from Marathon to Athens and the long jump, high jump, triple jump and pole vault on the field completed the picture. Athletics provided the first Olympic title o ...

You are here: Home » Olympic Athletics »News TODAY Olympic History: Track and Field (Athletics) Said to have its origins around 490 B.C., track and field can be traced to the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, which began in 776 B.C. Track and field encompasses a total of 24 different men's and 20 women's competitions, broken down into running events and field events. Track and field events run the range of the spectrum sporting competitions that test an athlete's strength, speed, agility, endurance and coordination.

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