Sports & games

Activities practiced for recreational purposes (fun, relaxation, health) and often taking the form of competitions sanctioned by official bodies.

TRACK AND FIELD

This sport brings together some 30 events: races, speed walking, marathon, jumps, shot put, combined events (heptathlon, decathlon).

Field designed for participating in track and field and for staging competitions; it is often surrounded by grandstands for seating spectators.


arena	equipment	athlete: starting block

The four jumping events are the high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault.


high jump	pole vault	long jump and triple jump

The throwing events are discus, shot put, hammer and javelin.