Athletes

A women's 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. For the American League baseball team based in Oakland, California see Oakland Athletics. Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. The word is derived from the Greek word "athlon" meaning "contest". History Athletics was the original event at the first ...