In 2011, the foremost athletics event was the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. The other major global level competition held in 2011 was...
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equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races...
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Track and field (redirect from Rules of track athletics)
a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes...
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The use of performance-enhancing drugs (doping in sport) is prohibited within the sport of athletics. Athletes who are found to have used such banned substances...
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Masters Athletics Championships began 1975 The competition element of sport, along with the aesthetic appeal of some sports, result in the popularity of people...
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lack of financial support from the Swedish government. Brisbane was announced as the Australian candidate with the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre...
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British Commonwealth; this meaning of athletics refers solely to the concept of the sport of athletics (a category of sporting competition that comprises...
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In 2010 there was no obvious, primary athletics championship, as neither the Summer Olympics nor the World Championships in Athletics occurred in the...
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The Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC /ˈkjuːzæk/ KEW-zak, formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre) is a multi-purpose...
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Sport holds the central place in British culture, and the United Kingdom has played a key role in both the development and global spread of many sports...
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Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross...
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primary focus being on the 2011 event. Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (ANZ Stadium) was the proposed venue. The venue had hosted the 1982 Commonwealth...
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two gold medals at the European Athletics Championships in 1946 and 1950. Iceland's greatest period of success in the sport was in the 1950s, when Torfi...
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Sport. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008. Sam Peene (2 August 2024). "PARIS 2024 ATHLETICS: IN RECORD-BREAKING...
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one of the more notable sport programmes, broadcasting sport for almost 50 years. The BBC first began to brand sport coverage as 'BBC Sport' in 1988...
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In the course of its history, the sport of athletics (track and field) has undergone many changes. This article presents the changes to the rules of competition...
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Sports in the United States are an important part of the nation's culture. Historically, the most popular sport has been baseball. However, in more recent...
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Cross country running (redirect from Cross Country Running (Sport))
of rain, sleet, snow or hail, and a wide range of temperatures. Cross country running is one of the disciplines under the umbrella sport of athletics...
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In India, the Athletics was introduced during the period of the British Raj. The sport is governed by the Athletics Federation of India, which was formed...
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Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country...
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The most popular sports in Jamaica are mostly imported from Britain. The most popular sports are athletics, cricket and association football; other popular...
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in...
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In 2012 the foremost competition in athletics was the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The International Association of Athletics Federations held four...
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Athlete (redirect from Sport star)
However, in other contexts (mainly in the United States) it is used to refer to all athletics (physical culture) participants of any sport. For the latter...
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The 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011. 577 athletes...
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language in this country – we are a nation of players and enthusiasts." — Kevin Rudd, January 2008 Sport came to Australia in 1810 when the first athletics tournament...
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NACDA Directors' Cup (category College sports trophies and awards in the United States)
annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the colleges and universities in the United States with the most success in collegiate...
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include badminton, athletics, tennis, boxing, golf, cycling, motorsport, and horseracing. Cricket is regarded as the national summer sport. Football is generally...
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devised by World Athletics to ensure that the sport had a global championships for elite athletes towards the end of every track year. Unlike the primary World...
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Sport in Ireland plays an important role in Irish society. The many sports played and followed in Ireland include Gaelic games (including Gaelic football...
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