Track and Field Researched via: Student Name: Navon Williams Date: 5/24/10

History: The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won the stadium race, a foot race 600 feet long. According to some literary traditions, this was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals. The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won the stadium race, a foot race 600 feet long. According to some literary traditions, this was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals.

Events Track and field is one of the sports which (along with road running, cross country running and race walking) makes up the umbrella sport of athletics. It is under the banner of athletics that the two most prestigious international track field competitions are held: the Athletics competition at the Olympic Games and the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for track and field. Track and field is one of the sports which (along with road running, cross country running and race walking) makes up the umbrella sport of athletics. It is under the banner of athletics that the two most prestigious international track field competitions are held: the Athletics competition at the Olympic Games and the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for track and field.

Olympics and World Championships Caribbean Lifestyle TV presents its first Sports Symposium featuring Jamaican born Benjamin "Ben" Johnson who enjoyed a high-profile athletics career during the 1980s, winning two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold for Canada (which was subsequently rescinded). Caribbean Lifestyle TV presents its first Sports Symposium featuring Jamaican born Benjamin "Ben" Johnson who enjoyed a high-profile athletics career during the 1980s, winning two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold for Canada (which was subsequently rescinded).

PSAL: Public School Athletic Leagues The Public Schools Athletic League, known by the acronym PSAL, is an organization that promotes student athletics in the public schools of New York City. The Public Schools Athletic League, known by the acronym PSAL, is an organization that promotes student athletics in the public schools of New York City.

Famous people/role model: Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. (pronounced /ju ːˈ se ɪ n/;[7] born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the world record for the 100 meters, the 200 meters and, along with his teammates, the 4x100 meters relay. He also holds the Olympic record for all three of these races. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bolt became the first man to win three sprinting events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man to set world records in all three at a single Olympics. In 2009 he became the first man to hold the 100 and 200 m world and Olympic titles at the same time. Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. (pronounced /ju ːˈ se ɪ n/;[7] born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the world record for the 100 meters, the 200 meters and, along with his teammates, the 4x100 meters relay. He also holds the Olympic record for all three of these races. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bolt became the first man to win three sprinting events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man to set world records in all three at a single Olympics. In 2009 he became the first man to hold the 100 and 200 m world and Olympic titles at the same time..

What do you like most about Track and Field? What I like about track and field is it helps you get fit for other sports such as basketball, football and etc. What I like about track and field is it helps you get fit for other sports such as basketball, football and etc.