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Running, jumping, and throwing are some of the earliest documented forms of human expression. From these basic skills, the first Olympic challenge—a single race spanning a mere 600 feet—came into existence and lasted for several years.

Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, track and field events have served as the centerpiece. Hundreds of men and women compete against each other every four years, a tradition as old as the Games themselves.

Find track & field clubs, tournaments, camps, and clinics. Improve your skills with tips, tricks, drills, and more.

Sport Guide: Inside the Triple Jump Screenshot
Sport Guide: Behind the Triple Jump
January 11, 2021
The three-stage hop, step and jump springboards athletes to lengths that sometimes reach 10-times their body's height.
Sport Guide: Long Jump Explained Screenshot
Sport Guide: Long Jump Explained
January 11, 2021
Competing in long jump is more than running and jumping: it's speed, stamina, flexibility and a series of calculated movements.
Sport Guide: All About Hurdles Screenshot
Sport Guide: All About Hurdles
January 11, 2021
Competing in the hurdles is about rhythm, technique and speed and the slightest mistake can cost an athlete the race.
Sport Guide: All About the Hammer Screenshot
Sport Guide: All About Hammer
January 11, 2021
Throwing hammer is as much about footwork as it is about the upper body, but combining both with speed will determine the winner.
Sport Guide: Watching Running Relays Screenshot
Sport Guide: Watch Running Relays
January 11, 2021
Tensions run high as teams of the world's top sprinters sprint to pass the baton to the next runner without dropping it.
Sport Guide: Javelin Explained Screenshot
Sport Guide: Javelin Explained
January 11, 2021
Throwing a metal-tipped spear overarm as far as it can go without surpassing the throwing arc takes skill, speed and strength.
Sport Guide: Throwing Discus Screenshot
Sport Guide: Throwing Discus
January 11, 2021
Strength and technique may launch and guide a metal discus, but wind can change its course.
Sport Guide: Understanding Sprints Screenshot
Sport Guide: Sprints Explained
January 11, 2021
Reaction times are just one of the many components that can make a difference when the fastest runners on the planet race for global glory.
Track & Field On This Day
First Athlete to Pole-Vault 17 Feet
December 5, 2020
The 23-year-old athlete out of Northeast Louisiana State College — now known as University of Louisiana Monroe — completed his record-breaking vault using a fiberglass pole, while most other vaulters were still using wooden poles.
Track & Field On This Day
Carl Lewis Wins Long Jump Gold
December 2, 2020
Lewis got halfway there on Aug. 6, 1984, by winning gold in the men’s long jump event.
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