Fsjal chica maga oscura by hibiki justice d7ecix7

Track and field, with a special focus on throwing and jumping events

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  • 2300 BCE

    First known competences

    Athletic contests in running, walking, jumping and throwing.
  • 2250 BCE

    First jumps

    High jump in Ancient Egyptian tombs in Saqarra.
  • 1800 BCE

    First throws

    The Tailteann Games (an ancient Celtic festival in Ireland) including running and stone-throwing in the 30 day meet.
  • 1601 BCE

    First 'festival'

    Cotswold Olympic Games (a sports festival) featuring athletics in the form of sledgehammer throwing contests.
  • 500 BCE

    First time in the ancient olympics.

    Olympics expanded to include throwing and jumping events within the ancient pentathlon. Other athletic competitions were held at the Panehellenic Games.

  • Measurement

    Olympiade marked the introduction of the metric system into the sport.

  • First games to include them

    The annual Wenlock Olympic Games were first held incorporating athletics events into its sports programme.

  • First "modern" event

    The first modern-style indoor athletics meeting included a meet at Ashburnham Hall in London which featured 4 running events and a triple jump competition.

  • First annual competition

    The US began holding an annual national athletics competitions - the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, first held by the New York Athletic Club.

  • First modern Olympic Games

    An athletics competition was included in the first modern Olympic Games (however only men could compete).

  • Throwing and jumping in the Olympics

    The jumping events such as long jump, high jump, triple jump, and pole vault were all included along with the throwing events of shot-put, disk and javelin.

  • IAAF

    An international governing body, the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), was founded.

  • First women to compete

    Women's events were introduced into the Olympic Games.

  • Female discus throw

    Women began throwing in this event since the first games were they were allowed to compete.

  • Women and javelins

    Women started to compete with the javelin at these year's games.

  • Women and shot-put

    Women started to compete with the shot-put at that year's games.

  • First handicapped events

    The 1st organised international competitions for athletes with a physical disability (excluding deafness), here there were throws for the handicapped.

  • Paralympic events

    The first Paralympic Games took place (which expanded to include athletes with amputations, cerebal palsy, visual impairment and wheelchair events).

  • Yuriy Sedykh

    Holds the current world record at the hammer throw with 86.74m.

  • Gabriele Reinsch

    Holds the current world-record at the discus throw with 76.80m.

  • Randy Barnes

    Holds the current world-record for shot put with 23.12m.

  • Mike Powell

    Holds the current world-record at the long jump with 8.95m.

  • Javier Sotomayor

    Holds the current world-record at the high jump with 2.45m.

  • Johnatan Edwards

    Holds the current world-record at the triple jump with 18.29m.

  • Jan Železný

    Holds the current world-record at the javelin throw with 98.48m.

  • Renaud Lavillenie

    Holds the current world-record for the pole vault with 6.16m.