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History & Essentials
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Track
3- Field
4- Diagram
of Track
5- Special
Events and Cross Country
History
The first structured track
and field meets took place in
776 BC in Greece, in what the
ancient Greeks called the Olympic
Games. The original competition
was the pentathlonlong
jump, javelin, discus, wrestling,
and running. Modern track and
field meets include running,
hurdling, throwing, and jumping
events.
The Essentials
Track and field is a team
sport made up of many individual
competitions. Athletes earn
points for their team by finishing
in a scoring place, ranging
from three to eight places for
individual scoring and one to
eight places for relays, depending
on the number of teams competing.
The team with the most total
points wins the meet. As its
name indicates, track and field
meets can be grouped into two
general categories: track and
field.
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