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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Bhatia entered the week with wins at the 2023 Barracuda Championship, an opposite-field event to the Open Championship, and the 2024 Valero Texas Open.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The shot put has been an Olympic track and field event since Athens, Greece, in 1896.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Consider the case of Olga Koteko, a teacher in Saskatchewan, Canada, who took up various track and field events, including sprinting, triple jumps, and throwing the discus in her 70s and was breaking world records right up to her death at age 95.
—Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
With this point distribution, a normal LIV event winner would earn the equivalent of a win in a PGA Tour alternate-field event like the Myrtle Beach Classic.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The shot put has been an Olympic track and field event since Athens, Greece, in 1896.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Consider the case of Olga Koteko, a teacher in Saskatchewan, Canada, who took up various track and field events, including sprinting, triple jumps, and throwing the discus in her 70s and was breaking world records right up to her death at age 95.
—Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
With this point distribution, a normal LIV event winner would earn the equivalent of a win in a PGA Tour alternate-field event like the Myrtle Beach Classic.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Field event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20event. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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