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Page 538
... field athletics are the oldest forms of orga- nized sport , having developed out of man's most basic activities - running , walking , jumping , and throwing . Track and field has become the most truly international of sports , with ...
... field athletics are the oldest forms of orga- nized sport , having developed out of man's most basic activities - running , walking , jumping , and throwing . Track and field has become the most truly international of sports , with ...
Page 539
... field meet , on Nov. 11 , 1868 , at the Empire City Skating Rink in New York City . Actually , it could barely qualify as an indoor affair . The floor had not yet been laid , and runners competed on an eight - laps - to - the- mile ...
... field meet , on Nov. 11 , 1868 , at the Empire City Skating Rink in New York City . Actually , it could barely qualify as an indoor affair . The floor had not yet been laid , and runners competed on an eight - laps - to - the- mile ...
Page 541
... field , it shifts to metres in the international arena . In the running and walking events , this means switching from events such as 100 yards to 100 metres , from three miles to its equivalent 5,000 metres , and so on . In the field ...
... field , it shifts to metres in the international arena . In the running and walking events , this means switching from events such as 100 yards to 100 metres , from three miles to its equivalent 5,000 metres , and so on . In the field ...
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