(ATHLETICS) (History of Athletics)
(ATHLETICS) (History of Athletics ) Track and field is basically a personal sport with about 27 to 28 different events divided into track events (short runs, medium distance and hurdles) and field events (throw and jump) in the old days. Goes. Its original form was found in Egypt four thousand years ago. Crefan first dated it to about 1500 BC, which was followed by Achaen Greeks. The word "athlete" is derived from the Greek word "athlos" meaning competition and the word stadium is derived from the word "stadion", which was the name of a unit of length (approximately 180 meters) in ancient Greece. Many track and field events were also included in the 2000 BC Olympics. Such as marathons and other races and field events such as discus, javelin, long jump. The history of athletics can be traced back to the 13th century BC. Evidence has also been found that when athletics competitions were held in England in 1154, the first such competit...



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