The History of Track and Field

Track and field is a form of exercise that has historically given talented individuals an opportunity to show their athleticism through events like sprinting, relays, and long jumping. Track and field is also a form of a challenge because it gives the athlete a chance to see who is the best in the world because in track in field u compete against others around the world and county districts.
Track and field begined in 776.b.c when a cook named koroibos who was from Elis won a race that was ran over 600ft in distance (ezinearticles.com/History-of-Track-and-Field.) The distance of the event was set at 42.195 km; the marathon was introduced at these games to commerate the run of pheidippides, who ran from marathon to Sparta to get help and deliver the news to the Persians when they landed and the distance that happened was 149 miles. The incorporating events such as the 3-foot races were diaulos, and station as well as the pentathion events as well: long jump discus, wrestling, boxing, hopitodromos and panktraton. The sport of track and field began for the United States during the 1860’s. The athletic group of the country (the intercollegiate association of amateur athletes in America) HD the first competition in 1873). In the year of 1876 the United States held there first annual national championship. England established the amateur athletic association in 1880 and they are still governing the body for track and field for their country. America found there own amateur athletic union that was founded by rower and runner William b. Curtis founded in January 30, 1878 in New York City. The name was formally adopted in 1887. The AAU governed the sport until 1979, when the very first amateur sports act decreased because they sa...

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...ow track and field has changed overtime and how it has gotten better. Track and field shows us how it originated and how much people are passionate for the sport and determination to get better at it. Track and field will give them the opportunity to show how good they are at what they do.

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