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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On Tuesday, the Department of Education opened an investigation into the Portland Public Schools for allegedly allowing a male track athlete to compete in a March 19 girls track-and-field competition.
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was a 57-year-old father there to watch his son compete, El Paso County coroner officials said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
To introduce the book, which was released on Tuesday, Nike hosted a panel discussion at its New York headquarters with the author as well as track-and-field athlete Anna Cockrell and Nike creative director Johanna Schneider.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Langford, who was fired in Nov. 2023, received a four-year show-cause from the NCAA, and Oklahoma must vacate all track-and-field records involving the athletes who have since been deemed ineligible for improper benefits.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was a 57-year-old father there to watch his son compete, El Paso County coroner officials said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
To introduce the book, which was released on Tuesday, Nike hosted a panel discussion at its New York headquarters with the author as well as track-and-field athlete Anna Cockrell and Nike creative director Johanna Schneider.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Langford, who was fired in Nov. 2023, received a four-year show-cause from the NCAA, and Oklahoma must vacate all track-and-field records involving the athletes who have since been deemed ineligible for improper benefits.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
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