Athletics in Olympic is the embodiment of the very common saying, "Citius, Altius, Fortius" which means faster, higher and stronger. In one word it can be said that the Athletics is all about running faster, jumping higher and throwing further than the other competitors. The ancient form of athletics evolved simply in the form of foot races which was occasionally decorated and made attractive by dressing the runners in infantry amour or making them carry soldiers' shields. Even today, the athletics is widely considered as one of the most popular form of sport in the Olympic games. Athletics in Olympic can be divided into four areas: track, field, road and combined events. It also includes sprints (100m, 200m, 400m), middle-distance running (800m and 1500m) and long-distance running (5000m and 10,000m), hurdling (100m and 400m for women, 110m and 400m for men), relays (4 x 100m and 4 x 400m) and the 3000m steeplechase.
For both men and women there are other interesting forms of sport which include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throw. The women's pole vault and hammer throw debuted at the Sydney 2000 Games. Consist of the men's and women's marathons, the men's 20km and 50km race walks and the women's 10km race walk. The heptathlon for women and the decathlon for men - athletes compete in a series of track and field events over two days. Points are based upon their finishes in each event, and the person with the most points wins.
History of athletics in Olympic:
Since the revival of the modern Olympics, athletics has been the most recognized sport on the Olympic program. In today's context athletics has got its greatest rivals in the form of football , basketball and volleyball as the most practiced sport. Athletics can mainly be categorized into six sections within track and field athletics: running, hurdling, walking, jumping, throwing and multi-events.
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