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Track and Field is the common umbrella term for basically the sports that happen in the Olympic stadium: running, throwing, jumping, etc. i.e. the events that i
by bane 10y ago
Track and Field is the common umbrella term for basically the sports that happen in the Olympic stadium: running, throwing, jumping, etc. i.e. the events that involve running on a "track" and doing activities in a "field".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_and_field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_and_field
- jessriedel 10y agoThis is true, but the narrow, international definition of "athletics" (which Wikipedia calls "Sport of athletics") apparently includes road running, cross country running, and race walking. These are often not considered to fall under the term "track and field". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_of_athletics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_of_athletics