Track and Field

Track and field, consists of 3 types of event:

• Track events - Running and walking
• Field events -  Jumping and Throwing
• Combined events - Pentathlon

Measure

Accurately measuring time and distance is a crucial part of track and field events. For track events, athletes are timed using sensors linked to cameras, and measured using full automatic time.

For the long and triple jump and throwing events, distance are measured using a certified stell measuring tape.

Need to Know

• The word athlete comes from the Greek word athlos and means a contest or competition.

• The first athletics event at the first ancient Olympiad was the stade race - a sprint along the full length of the stadium192m.