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 organization enacted the policy after right-wing advocates zeroed in on AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old transgender athlete in Southern California who placed first in the high jump in this month’s statewide track-and-field championship.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Having not yet won a gold at the Olympics, Felix hires track-and-field magician Bob Kersee and wins a gold and then another and another at London Olympics.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 11 June 2025
The Trump administration is threatening California with steep fines and legal action days after a transgender athlete won two statewide high school track-and-field events, ramping up the legal threats aimed at the state over transgender issues.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Hitler was personally involved in the design and construction of the 100,000-seat track-and-field stadium after the Nazis assumed power in 1933, two years after the Games were awarded to the city.
—Ciarán Fahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Having not yet won a gold at the Olympics, Felix hires track-and-field magician Bob Kersee and wins a gold and then another and another at London Olympics.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 11 June 2025
The Trump administration is threatening California with steep fines and legal action days after a transgender athlete won two statewide high school track-and-field events, ramping up the legal threats aimed at the state over transgender issues.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Hitler was personally involved in the design and construction of the 100,000-seat track-and-field stadium after the Nazis assumed power in 1933, two years after the Games were awarded to the city.
—Ciarán Fahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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“Track-and-field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/track-and-field. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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