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Olympic Games Begin 776 BC
The original track and field started in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. It only consisted of one footrace. -
National Olympian Association Created
lead to them hosting their first Olympic Games in 1866 in London. Attracted a crowed of over 10,000 people. -
Summer Olympics of 1896
Consisted of Track events and Field events, as well as a marathon race. -
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Women are brought in
Early 1920s women's sports are making a movement that leads to the Women's World Games in 1921, and then intro of women's track and field events in the 1928 Summer Olympics. -
Paralympics
Track and field competitions for athletes who are disabled came about first in the 1960 Summer Paralympics. -
THE 80s
In the 1980s a number of world records in track and field were broken and gave us household names to remember, including Carl Lewis, Sergey Bubka, and Zola Budd. -
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Past 20 Years
In the last 20 years track and field has become a more professional and international sport that is competed in all over the world. There is now the IAAF World Championships in Athletics which even has prize money involved. With outstanding athletes to get track and field in the headlines, it has made leaps and bounds in popularity. Names like Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton, Allyson Felix, and many more have helped Track and Field gain popularity.
