Athletes in the contemporary period include P.T. Usha, Anju Bobby George, Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, Saraswati Saha, Soma Biswas, etc. Classification of Athletics Events According to the nature of competitions, athletics events are classified into four types. These are— Track Events: All running events come under track events.
Field Events: The jumping and throwing events are called field events. Combined Events: There are some other unique events which are called as combined events. These are also organised in athletics. In fact, these are the combination of some track and field events, such as decathlon, heptathlon, etc.
Events conducted outside the stadium: These events are held outside the track, on roads or at natural places; for example, Marathon of . km and and km walk. Classification of Track Events Track events are classified into three categories. These are— Table : Classification of Track Events .
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m m m m , m m Hurdle Race (Men) km walking m Hurdle Race (Women) Road Events m Hurdle Race × m relay km walking × m relay Marathon ( . m) Classification of Field Events Field events are classified into two categories — jumping events and throwing events. Further these are classified as given below: Table : Classification of Field Events Jumping Events Throwing Events Long Jump Shot Put High Jump Discus Throw Triple Jump Javelin Throw Pole Vault Hammer Throw Classification of Combined Events Combined events are those events which are characterised as mixed events from the track as well as field events. For men there are mixed events called ‘Decathlon’ and comprised of events to be completed within the span of two days.
Combined track and field events for women are called ‘Heptathlon’ and are divided into seven events. These mixed events are classified below. Table : Classification of Combined Events Decathlon (Men) Heptathlon (Women) m 1st day m