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The sport of athletics is defined by the many events which make up its competition programmes. All events within the sport are forms of running, walking, jumping or throwing. These events are divided into the sub-sports of track and field, road running, racewalking and cross country running.
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. Events are typically held over a few days to accommodate the large number of events held, often more than those in single-sport competitions.
On 16 October 2023, the IOC approved the addition of five optional sports for the 2028 Summer Olympics: baseball / softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash, while breakdancing was dropped. [ 40] Cricket's only previous Olympic appearance was in 1900, while lacrosse was last on the Olympic program in 1908.
Track and field. Athletics (or track and field in the United States and Canada) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. [ 1] The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events.
Sport of athletics. Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. [ 1] The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross-country running, and racewalking . The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured ...
The following is a list of sports/games, divided by category. According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games . [ 1 ]
V. 2024 Women's U20 Volleyball European Championship. Categories: Current events. Sports events. August 2024 sports events.
This category has the following 29 subcategories, out of 29 total. Sporting events by country (66 C) Sports events by month (13 C) Sports events by sport (4 C)