Track and Field Researched via: Student Name: Amelia McDonald Date: 5/24/10

History: Track and field (also known as track and field sports and track and field athletics) is a sportcomprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumpingand throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area. The throwing and jumping events generally take place within the central enclosed area.sportcompetitiverunningjumpingstadium

Events The running events are categorised as sprints, middle and long- distance events, relays, and hurdling. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus and ham mer. There are also combined events, such as heptathlon and decathlon, in which athletes compete in a number of the above events.sprintsmiddlelong- distance eventsrelayshurdlinglong jumptriple jumphigh jumppole vaultshot putjavelindiscusham mercombined eventsheptathlondecathlon

Olympics and World Championships The major global track and field competitions are both held under the scope of athletics. Track and field contests make up the majority of events on the Olympic athletics programme which occurs every four years. Track and field events have held a prominent position at the Summer Olympicssince its inception in 1896,[93] and the events are typically held in the main stadium of the Olympics. Events such as the 100 metres receive some of the highest levels of media coverage of any Olympic sporting event.Olympic athletics programmeSummer Olympics[93]100 metres

PSAL: Public School Athletic Leagues The Public Schools Athletic League, known by the acronym PSAL, is an organization that promotes student athletics in the public schools of New York City. It was founded in 1903 to provide and maintain a sports program for students enrolled in New York City public schools. The PSAL serves both boys and girls. PSAL holds competitions in a wide range of indoor and outdoor sports in fall, winter and spring seasons. In 2007, the league included 185 schools involving nearly 2,400 teams.acronymNew York City

Famous people/role model: Naide Gomes- long jumperNaide Gomes

What do you like most about Track and Field? I do not like track and field.