Historical development of track and field at national and international level.

The history of track and field in international level.
1. What is track and field.
2. The first ever track race.
3. The marathon.
4. Track and field in the u.s
5. Track and field today.

The history of track and field in national level.
1. Vedic age.
2. Modern age.
3. Major tournament.
5. Famous player of track and field in India.

1. NAME:- BHURIYA SUNIL AND NISHANT YADAV ENROLLMENT N O. :- 210081103611004 , 210081103611009 COURSE :- BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TOPIC :- HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRACK AND FIELD AT THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL SCHOOL :- SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS

2. THE HISTORY OF TRACK AND FIELD IN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL :-

3. WHAT IS TRACK AND FIELD ? Track and field is a sport which include athletics contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

4. THE FIRST EVER TRACK RACE :- The ancient olympic games began in 776bc when koroibos a cook from a near by city of eills won the stadium race ,a foot race 600feet long . ( 600 feet is about 183 meters , nowadays tracks are 400 meters long. .

5. THE MARATHON :- The marathon was not introduced untill the modern olympic games of 1896 in athens and was normally 26 miles long. (That is about41843 meters long which is about the same as ours marathons today are 26.2 miles long .)

6. TRACK AND FIELD IN THE U.S. :- Track and field athletics in the u.S . Dates back to the 1860’s . The interrcollegiate associantion of amateur athletics of america , the nations first national athletics groups, held the first collegiate races in 1873 .

7. TRACK AND FIELD TODAY:- Track and field today consist of various sports and competitors from 60m run , 100m run , 200m run , 400m run, 800m run , 1500m run , 3000m run , various relays , marathons , shot put , discuss , hammer throw , javelin throw , pole vault , and various sand pit jumping event . There are annual track and field contests held in either america or other countries and is a major part of the olympics .

8. THE HISTORY OF TRACK AND FIELD IN NATIONAL LEVEL :-

9. VEDIC AGE :-  The history of indian athletics was moulded into shape by the principles of the  atharva veda . During the vedic period, sports like  chariot  racing, equestrian,  archery ,  military  tactics,  wrestling ,  weight lifting ,  swimming  and  hunting  were in vogue. In due time, the nature and character of sports in india started to change leaving space for the up-gradation of sports and  athletics in india . NATIONAL HISTORY OF TRACK AND FIELD :-

10. MODERN AGE :- While track and field has a long and storied history, it did not gain great popularity and take off until the 1860s. In 1866, england held its first championships for men amateurs. No financial compensation was provided to the winners, setting precedent for the modern-day olympics and basis for the sport. 

11. MAJOR TOURNAMENT :- THREE MAJOR ATHLETICS COMPETITIONS:- Annual indian national open athletics championship. Indian inter state senior athletics championship. Quadrennial national games of india .

12. FAMOUS PLAYER OF TRACK AND FIELD IN INDIA :- MILKHA SINGH P.T. USHA DUTEE CHAND NEERAJ CHOPRA HIMA DAS MANPREET KAUR GURINDERVIR SINGH AMLAN BORGOHAIN SANDEEP KUMAR SUDHA SINGH