track-and-field
adjective
: of, relating to, or being any of various competitive athletic events (such as running, jumping, and weight throwing) performed on a running track and on the adjacent field
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The gold medalist said that belief motivated him to push past the symptoms of swine flu in ninth grade during trials for the World Youth track-and-field team.
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Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Then some bicyclist rode off with the flag itself, ultimately delivering it to legendary American track-and-field athlete Michael Johnson at the L.A. Coliseum.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
The showcase track-and-field race of the Olympic Games—the men’s 100 m, to crown the World’s Fastest Man—really came down to the wire at Stade de France on Aug. 4, as American Noah Lyles seemed pretty close to catching Kishane Thompson of Jamaica at the very last moment.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
The stadium hosted rugby and track-and-field events through the Games.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Then some bicyclist rode off with the flag itself, ultimately delivering it to legendary American track-and-field athlete Michael Johnson at the L.A. Coliseum.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
The showcase track-and-field race of the Olympic Games—the men’s 100 m, to crown the World’s Fastest Man—really came down to the wire at Stade de France on Aug. 4, as American Noah Lyles seemed pretty close to catching Kishane Thompson of Jamaica at the very last moment.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
The stadium hosted rugby and track-and-field events through the Games.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Track-and-field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/track-and-field. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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