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Home > Sports > Winter/Summer Games > Summer Games 2012 London > Summer Games/ Athletics [Track and Field]

London 2012 Track and Field Tickets

Track and Field: the ancient sport of running, jumping, and throwing things. These are the most primeval ways in which an athlete can prove him or herself--the various related sports have remained almost unchanged singe the very first Olympics among the ancient Greeks. The cold measurements of distance, height, and time are struggled against by heroic athletes from across the world, each spending their lives trying to add or subtract tiny fractions of a second or meter in the pursuit of glory.

Running has been present since the very first incarnations of the Olympics--in fact, it was the only event. Like in the ancient stadion race, today's Olympic track and field runners are largely sprinters, taking part in 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter dashes. Longer runs take place in the middle distance track events: 800 meter, 1500 meter, and one-mile runs. For those whose skill lies in their endurance, there are 3, 5, and 10-kilometer races. Relay races (the ones with a baton) and hurdling (jumping over obstacles) also take place.

At the 2012 Olympics, visiting athletes in the Track and Field events will also test their ability to soar through the air in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump categories, as well as in the fascinating, exhilirating pole vault competition. Athletes may also echo the iconically Olympian statue of the Discobolus, or discus throw, by participating in any of the throwing events: javelin throw, hammer throw, shot put, and the ancient sport of discus throwing itself.