About Athletics

Athletics is also known as Track and Field or Track and Field Athletics in American English. This is a collection of sports events divided roughly into running, throwing and jumping. The complete list now includes track and field event, road running races, cross country races, mountain running and race walking events. There are usually two categories. First is the track, the running and hurdling events. The other is the field, the throwing, jumping and vaulting events. These “Meets”, the field events are traditionally conducted on an oval track surrounding an infield.

Athletes, to succeed, require stringent self discipline and an iron will to stick to training. Proper preparation for these events, usually year-long, is absolutely necessary to win and go for record breaking feats. So challenging are these events, especially the decathlon, that to win means being the best among the best.