Track and field has always been called the mother of sports. In ancient times, in order to survive, human beings had to walk or run long distances every day, jump over natural obstacles such as canyons, chase animals, collect fruits, and fight wild animals with stones and branches. With the passage of time, people keep repeating these actions, forming the embryonic form of track and field, as well as various life skills such as walking, running, jumping and throwing.
With the further development of human society, the scale of war is getting bigger and bigger. In order to train soldiers with courage and physique to fight, walking, running, jumping and throwing have become the main means of military training, and competitions have gradually formed in these events. Since then, various track and field venues, equipment and equipment have appeared one after another. After generations of development, track and field was listed as an official event in the first Olympic Games in 1896, and now it is growing stronger and stronger, which has aroused widespread concern.
At present, there are 80 outdoor track and field events and 465,438+0 official events in the Olympic Games, setting a world record. Three major events in the world: Olympic Games, World Cup Athletics Championships since 1977 and World Championships since 1983. The sprints are 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, the middle and long-distance races are 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10000 m, and the marathons around the world are 42 km.