track events
Sprints and relays
Track events are athletic competitions held on the oval running surface of a stadium, as opposed to field events like shot put or high jump that occur in the central area.
The term covers races of various distances—sprints, middle distance, long distance—as well as hurdles and relays: She excels at track events but struggles with the discus.
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- hurdlesFrames jumped in races
- false startPremature beginning violation
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
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- athletic eventsrowing, sailing, boxing, swimming, wrestling
- raceshorse race, Kentucky Derby, foot race, Preakness Stakes, car race
- sportsfestrelay races, sprints, hurdles, long jump, high jump
- track meetshurdles, relays, high jump, long jump, triple jump
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Non-racing athletic competitions
track eventsroad races
Contests on paved routes
cross-country · trail running · marathon · ultramarathon · mountain running
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