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Track and Field
While sports like paintball and soccer are team sports where players must rely on one another to achieve a team victory, track and field events are usually individual sports. Track and field events are played in outdoor and indoor arenas collectively make up approximately 30 different events. Track and field competitions are divided into two categories, track events and field events. Most track events are running and speed races, with the runners speeding down a track. Field events involve throwing and jumping. Track and field competitions were first practiced by the Egyptians around 2000BC. Other forms of track and field competitions were performed by the Cretans and later still, the Achean Greeks. The word athlete is derived from the Greek word athlos, which means competition. The word stadium derives from stadion, an ancient Greek measure of length equivalent to about 180 meters. he practice of large scale track and field competitions was revived by the English in the 17th & 18th centuries. Track and Field competitions began sponsoring professional athletes with the advent of paid events and wagering on the competitions. The first professional track and field competitions were held in the early 19th century.
The first official British Championship was held in 1866, following famous athletic competitions at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Interest spread across Europe and to the United States by the late 19th century. The modern era of the Olympic games, beginning with the summer Olympics in 1896, consisted mainly of Track and field events. Track and Field events are usually matches of speed and distance. In track events, most races involve relatively sort distances where the fastest man or woman is usually able to win the race. Track races contrast to events like the marathon where the runner has to run distance of 26 miles. Most track and field events occur within the parameters of a 400 meter track. Events occur on the 400 meter track, and most field events occur on the grass field inside the 400 meter track. This is another reason track races are so different than the marathon. While most track events occur within the 400 meter track, marathons take place in the outdoors, on public streets and roads. The runners in a marathon must encounter the difficult hills and valleys in their courses, while track runners race on very standardized surfaces.
Some track events include the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter races. These events generally rely on pure speed, where the fastest runners are in the best position to achieve victory. Other competitions where racers must rely on a variety of skills include the hurdle 100 m, hurdle, the 110 meter hurdles, and the 400 meter hurdles. In hurdle events, the runner must be able to run up to the hurdle, clear the hurdle, and land without breaking strides. The hurdles are truly an event of speed, jumping power, and skill.
Field events, more than track races rely on the strength of the athlete. Some field events include the discus, javelin, hammer throw, sot put, and the pole vault.
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