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Athletics Game is one of the toughest sports of sports world. Athletics is also known as track and field. Athletics events consist of many events from track and fields events. It requires tremendous amount of mental and physical strength to excel in athletics events. Athletics or track and field is an individual sport, except for few athletics events like 100m relay, 400m relay and 800m relay.

 

It is one such rare sports that has been played by all the countries. Reason being that you don't require expensive sporting goods to begin with-all one needs is the passion to run longer and faster.

Athletics Events

Athletics Game is divided into track and field events. In the track events, all the races right from 100m, 200m, 400, 800m to long distance running are included; while in the field events, events like long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin throw and discus throw are some of the field events.

Following are the events that fall into track and field categories:

Track Events

Sprints:
60m an indoor event, 100m, 200m, and 400m.

Hurdles:
110 m high hurdles for men and 100m hurdles for women; 400m intermediate hurdles

Relays:
4 x 100 m relay, 4 x 400 m relay

Middle distance:
800 m to 3000 m, 800 m, 1500 m, mile and 3000 m.

Steeplechase
3000 m-in this race an athlete has to jump over a hurdles that are not placed that frequently.

Long distance:
5000m and 10000 m.

Road running:
5km, 10km, half-marathon and marathon

Race walking:
10 km, 20 km and 50 km.

Field Events

  • Long jump
  • High jump
  • Triple jump
  • Shot put
  • Javelin throw
  • Discus throw
  • Pole vault
  • Hammer throw

Major Athletics Tournaments

Apart from the three main Games, athletics Game like any other sports of world has got its World Championships-indoor and out door meets, IAAF Grand Prix meets, IAAF World Road Running Championships, IAAF World Junior Championships, European Cross Country Championships and there are dozens of other acclaimed athletics events that are staged all around the globe.

Athletics Stars

Athletics Game has been part of the sports world since centuries. And over the years, many athletes have graced the tracks and have come up with awe-inspiring performances.

 

 
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