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
Recent Examples on the Web
Another option is to move it to a more traditional sports stadium setting in the Stade de France, the national arena to the north of Paris that is due to host track and field events.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
The field events including Mission Viejo’s Samantha Chang and Alexa Sheldon of Edison in the girls shot put and discus, Pacifica’s Zach Lewis in the shot put and discus.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
Winners of track and field events at this year’s Olympics in Paris will receive more than just a gold medal.
—Mark Schoifet, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
Athletes who win gold in each of the 48 track and field events in Paris will receive $50,000.
—Sammy Mncwabe, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Watson was on the hook for several track and field events, so Eberdt offered to time him on a long run or two that day to keep him from getting worn out on the day of the competition.
—April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 4 Apr. 2024
After winning Olympic gold in Tokyo three years ago – the first Asian athlete to do so in the javelin – Chopra was crowned world champion in Budapest last year, becoming the first Indian to win a world title in a track and field event of any kind.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
The Lions also thrived in the field events, specifically the jumps.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
The governing body for track and field said that the exclusion would apply to transgender women, banning some from competing in female track and field events.
—Amanda Davies, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
The field events including Mission Viejo’s Samantha Chang and Alexa Sheldon of Edison in the girls shot put and discus, Pacifica’s Zach Lewis in the shot put and discus.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
Winners of track and field events at this year’s Olympics in Paris will receive more than just a gold medal.
—Mark Schoifet, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
Athletes who win gold in each of the 48 track and field events in Paris will receive $50,000.
—Sammy Mncwabe, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Watson was on the hook for several track and field events, so Eberdt offered to time him on a long run or two that day to keep him from getting worn out on the day of the competition.
—April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 4 Apr. 2024
After winning Olympic gold in Tokyo three years ago – the first Asian athlete to do so in the javelin – Chopra was crowned world champion in Budapest last year, becoming the first Indian to win a world title in a track and field event of any kind.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
The Lions also thrived in the field events, specifically the jumps.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
The governing body for track and field said that the exclusion would apply to transgender women, banning some from competing in female track and field events.
—Amanda Davies, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Field event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20event. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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