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Events
The list of track events are the 100-, 200-, 400-, 800-, 1,500-, 5,000- and 10,000 –meter runs; the marathon race ( 26 mi 385 yd/42.19 km); the 100- (women), 110- (men) and the 400-meter hurdles; the 400- and 1,600-meter relays; the 3,000-meter steeplechase (men); and the 20,000- and 50,000-meter (men) walks. Field events are the shot pot, the hammer throw, the discus throw, the javelin toss (less frequently); the high jump; the long jump; the triple jump (formerly the running hop, skip and jump) and the pole vault. The ten-event decathlon is the major event for men while the seven-event heptathlon is for women. The Olympic winner of these events are traditionally acclaimed as the “world's greatest athletes”. |
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