field event
noun
: an event (such as weight-throwing or jumping) in a track-and-field meet other than a race
Examples of field event in a Sentence
a discus thrower who excelled at all the field events
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Fans on their feet, celebrity attendees, strategic camera angles, musical performances — these are the kinds of elements Lyles believes more track and field events should embrace.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Ohanian is also now the founding controlling owner of Angel City FC and Los Angeles Golf Club, and creator of professional women’s track and field event series Athlos.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Williams’s husband, Alexis Ohanian, started Athlos after being inspired by the intensity and excitement around track and field events during the Olympics.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
This is how Zurich, often the location of the Diamond League finals each summer, have regularly hosted field events for the global athletics circuit’s crowning meet of the season.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Ohanian is also now the founding controlling owner of Angel City FC and Los Angeles Golf Club, and creator of professional women’s track and field event series Athlos.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Williams’s husband, Alexis Ohanian, started Athlos after being inspired by the intensity and excitement around track and field events during the Olympics.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
This is how Zurich, often the location of the Diamond League finals each summer, have regularly hosted field events for the global athletics circuit’s crowning meet of the season.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for field event
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“Field event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20event. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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