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Track and Field Stadium
Track and field has a long history of honorable athletic competitions gong back as far as the Achaean Greeks and Egyptians almost 4,000 years ago. Track and field events rose to prominence side by side with other great endeavors such as great works of art, language, writing, and architecture. The Achaean Greeks first created competitions featuring the world's greatest athletes in a culture of artistic, philosophical, and intellectual greatness. The ancient Greeks were great admirers of the greatness of man, and the great things that man can do. In the fields of art and architecture, the Greeks sculpted many great columned buildings and marble statues. In the field of athletics, the Greeks created the track and field stadium with athletes who cold excel in speed and strength.
The spirit of athletic competition was renewed by the English in the 17 and 18th centuries, ho created track and field stadiums to feature running and walking races. The early 19th century saw the first professional meets and wagering. Soon after, Cambridge and Oxford built their own track and field stadium around 1860. The first official British Championships were held in 1866. The spirit of competition and glory of the athlete rose to new levels with the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896. The Olympic Games began as mainly track and field events, but has expanded to the present day to include games such as baseball, basketball, the marathon, and even rowing. But though the Olympic games included sporting events on the river, on the streets, and on the tennis court the track and field stadium is where the torch is lit, and the Olympics begins.
The two main elements of the track and field stadium are the running track and the grass field inside the 400 meter track. The 400 meter track is long with two straight aways in the middle and two curves on the end. One side of the 400 meter track has a 8 lane extension for straight away races such as the 110 meter hurdles, and the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter races. The track is composed of a synthetic rubber or polyurethane that is soft enough to absorb the impact of the pounding feet of the runners but has enough friction to allow them some good traction.
The inside of the track is where most of the field events occur. The field has areas of grass for events such as the shot put. The field also has separate tracks within the grass for events such as the pole vault, the long jump, and the triple jump. Other track and field events located within the field section include the steeplechase water jump, discus, javelin, and decathlon.
The Track and Field Stadium, for official track and field competition, a stadium must have a 400 meter track divided into 6 or 8 lanes, areas for throwing and jumping matches, and a water jump for the steeplechase. All the races are run counterclockwise, with the runner's arms toward the inside of the track.
Processional paintball game competition has many similarities to track and field competition. Both sports rely on sponsorship from national manufacturers, and elite professionals who inspire younger players to train and practice to be the next elite athlete.
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