Athletics Major Events
Athletics is a very popular sport around the world. At the elite level, there are also many important competitions held, the premier event being athletics at the Olympic Games. .
Athletics hurdle raceMajor Athletics Events List
- Athletics World Championships — held every two years
- Track and Field at the Olympic Games
- Track and Field at the Commonwealth Games
- World Indoor Championships — a biennial indoor track and field competition.
- World Athletics Relays — an international biennial track and field event held by World Athletics where teams from around the world compete in relay races.
- Marathon Majors — a marathon running championship started in 2006
- World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Older Events
- Continental Cup (formerly known as the IAAF World Cup) - was an international track and field competition contested by teams representing entire continents (rather than just those of individual countries), held every four years. The event was canceled in 2018.
- World Cup — a team-based international athletics competition. The first and only event was held in 2018, featuring the top eight nations, with each team entering one athlete per event.
Related Pages
- More about the sport of Athletics
- Athletics Calendar
- List of Track and Field Events
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