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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And this is the first year that men and women are competing in the same number of track-and-field events, after the IOC cut the men’s 50-kilometer race walk.
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Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
This week, some of the fastest women in the world will meet for a track-and-field showdown unlike any other.
—Taylor Dutch, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
Those Hollywood dreams came after the star's first obsession: becoming a track-and-field athlete.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
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Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
This week, some of the fastest women in the world will meet for a track-and-field showdown unlike any other.
—Taylor Dutch, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
Those Hollywood dreams came after the star's first obsession: becoming a track-and-field athlete.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 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 31 Oct. 2024.
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