Track

Track is a running sport. It has some sprints, long runs, short runs, and relays. You compete against other people to see who is best in that running section. In field you do discus, long jump, high jump, and shot put.

=History=

The origin of track and field was started way back in Greece, in 776 B.C. About 20-25% of the world watch track. Track continued n the middle ages in Europe. Then the olympics came and Track and field-style events are among the oldest of all sporting competitions, as running, jumping and throwing are natural and universal forms of human physical expression. Track and field events were also present at the games in Greece around this period, and they spread to Rome in Italy around 200 BC. The Jamaican pulled ahead of Gay early in the race and never let up, finishing in 9.58 seconds. The victory came exactly one year after Bolt broke the record for the second time, winning the 2008 Olympic gold medal in 9.69. He first broke Michael Johnson's 12-year-old mark during the Olympic final exactly one year ealier, finishing in 19.30 seconds while running into a slight headwind. In 1933, Jesse Owens representing East Technical High School of Columbus, Ohio, showed the first signs of greatness he later achieved by winning three Olympic championships in 1936 to gain track and field immortality by running the 100 in :09.4. =Equipment=

You don't need lots ﻿ of things for track. All you need is running shoes, a track field and a couple other things. To do different things on the track instead of just running, you can do hurdles, they are plastic bars you have to jump over that are on a stand. Now for field you need a sand pit for high jump, and long jump. you need round balls that are about 8 pounds to 16 pounds. You need discus's, and thats it for equipment.

=Rules=

You can't go off the track that your running on. You need your assigned uniforms at the meets. In long jump you have to run down the lane until he or she hits the board and jumps as far as they could go. You can't step over teh ring in discus. You can't step over the ring in shot put. If a hurdle hits the ground you get scratched. If you false start you get scratched. If you get in a fight you get scratched. If you miss 3 days your off the team.

=Events=

**Long Jump**
A event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible.

**High Jump**
event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights.

**Short Distance**
Sprints are short running events in athletics and. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions.

Distances
There are 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and a 400 meter run.

**Long Distance**
Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy.

Distances
There are 600 meter run, 800 meter run, 1200 meter run, 1600 meter run, and 2000 meter run Athletes that race and jump over 4 ft. bars.
 * Hurdles**

**Discus**
An event in track athletes compete, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc called a discus**.**

**Shot Put**
The shot put is a track and field event involving throwing in a pushing motion a heavy metal ball, the shot as far as possible.

Weights
There are 8 pounds, 16 pounds, and 32 pounds.

=Track Records=

Field
High Jump -2.45 Long Jump -8.95 Triple Jump -18.29 Shot -23.12 Disc -74.08 100m Relay -37.40 200m Relay -1:18.16 400m Relay -2:54.20 800m Relay -7:03.59 1500m Relay 14:38.08 1mile Relay -15:39.08

Track
100m 9.32 200m Michael Johnson -19.32 400m Michael Johnson -43.18 800m -1:41.01 1000m -2:11.96 1500m Hicham El Gerrouj -3:26.00 1mile Hicham El Gerrouj -3:43.13 2000m Hicham El Gerrouj -4:44.79 3000m -7:20.67 2mile -7:58.61 5000m -12:37.35 10000m -26:17.53 110m hurdle -12.88 200m hurdle -22.55 300m hurdle -34.48 400m hurdle -46.78 =Sources=

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