This document summarizes various track and field athletics events. It describes running events including sprints from 100m to marathons. It also explains field events like long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, and hammer throw. It provides details on the objectives and rules for each event. Finally, it notes that running events take place on an oval track with 8 lanes, and that tracks have an even, leveled surface made of materials like sand, cinder, asphalt or synthetic rubber.

1. ATHLETICS

2. Athletics
• Athletics is composed of sports involving
running, walking, jumping and throwing. It is a
group of sports divided mainly in what is
popularly known as track and field and it has
been played centuries ago in a sports
competition.

3. RUNNING EVENT
100-meter dash 4 x 100-meter relay
200-meter dash 4 x 400-meter relay
400-meter dash 110-meter high hurdles
800-meter run 100-meter hurdles
1500-meter run 400-meter low hurdles
3000-meter run 3000-meter Steeple Chase
5000-meter run Marathon and Walkathon

4. LONG JUMP
• Long Jump also known as the ‘Broad jump’. It is a track
and field athletic event in which athletes sprint along a
runway and jump as far as possible from a wooden take-
off board into the sandpit. This sport requires a lot of
speed, strength, stamina and agility to have a great
landing.
• The main objective of the game is to step correctly on the
board and to cover the maximum distance possible with a
horizontal jump.

5. TRIPLE JUMP
• Triple jump, event in track and field (athletics) in which an
athlete makes a horizontal jump for distance incorporating
three distinct, continuous movements—a hop, in which
the athlete takes off and lands on the same foot; a step,
landing on the other foot; and a jump, landing in any
manner, usually with both feet together. If a jumper
touches ground with a wrong leg, the jump is disallowed.
Other rules are similar to those of the long jump.

6. HIGH JUMP
• The high jump is a track and field event in
which competitors must jump unaided over a
horizontal bar placed at measured heights
without dislodging it.

7. POLE VAULT
• Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is
a track and field event in which an athlete
uses a long and flexible pole, usually made
from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to
jump over a bar.

8. SHOT PUT
• The shot put is a track and field event
involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy
spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible.

9. Discus Throw
• The discus throw (pronunciationⓘ), also known as disc
throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant
athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a
discus — in an attempt to mark a farther distance than
other competitors.

10. Javelin Throw
• The javelin throw is a track and field event where the
javelin, a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length, is thrown
as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum
by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing
is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's
heptathlon.

11. Hammer Throw
• The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in
regular outdoor track and field competitions, along with
the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
• The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools
also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball
attached by a steel wire to a grip. These three
components are each separate and can move
independently. Both the size and weight of the ball vary
between men's and women's events. The women's
hammer weighs 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) for college and
professional meets while the men's hammer weighs 7.26

12. Athletics Playing Venue
• Running events are played in an oval. It has eight lanes
and the inner most lane measures 400 meters. The seven
other lanes are appropriately marked to indicate the 400-
meter distance and the exceeding land measurement.
• The surface of the oval is even and levelled, covered by
mixture of sand and cinder, some are combination of
asphalt and synthetic rubber. The modern running tracks
are made out of synthetic rubber like materials.