Athletics - Track And Field Events Seasons

Athletics is a collection of sports events like running, throwing and jumping. Athletics is also known as track and field or track and field athletics. Track and field events are generally individual sports with athletes challenging each other to decide a single victor. Track and field athletics is a collection of three sports disciplines running, throwing and jumping. The racing events are won by the athlete with the fastest time, while the jumping and throwing events are won by the athlete who has achieved the greatest distance or height in the contest.

The modern track and field athletics are generally held on a running track of 400 meters length. The track events or the running events take place on the track. The field enclosed within the track is used for staging the field events like jumping, vaulting and throwing.

Athletics - Track And Field Events Seasons

The track and field events are held in two different seasons. These seasons are winter seasons and summer/spring seasons and are also called indoor and outdoor seasons.

Indoor Season

The indoor sports events are held during winter. The length of the indoor track varies from 145 meter to 300 meter. However, the standard length of an indoor track is 200 meter consisting of six lanes. The indoor events in athletics are generally the same as the events held on the outdoor track except a few minor variations. The length of some sprint events and hurdle races are reduced in the indoor track. Among the field events, the javelin, hammer and discus throwing events are excluded from the indoor program. The field events held in the indoor season are the long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault and shot put. The 300 meter, 600 meter, 1000 meter sprint, 35 pound weight throw, pentathlon, heptathlon, standing long jump and standing high jump are some of the other events in the indoor competition.

Outdoor Season

The outdoor season is run during spring and summer seasons. The oval shaped outdoor track is generally of 400 meter length. The number of lanes in the outdoor track varies between six and ten. Bigger tracks also include a steeplechase lane with water pit. The field inside the track is often referred to as the infield. The field events are held in the infield. In some tracks, the infield is made of Field Turf. The field events include the high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, javelin, hammer and discus throws and shot put. However, in the stadiums with the play field inside the tracks, javelin, hammer and discus throwing events are staged outside the stadium.

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