field event
noun
: an event (such as weight-throwing or jumping) in a track-and-field meet other than a race
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a discus thrower who excelled at all the field events
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The Diamond League is an annual 15-meet track and field event that takes place between May and September.
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Ali Rampling, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The stadium will have new locker rooms, an eight-lane track, and space for new field events such as pole vaulting.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Bhatia entered the week with wins at the 2023 Barracuda Championship, an opposite-field event to the Open Championship, and the 2024 Valero Texas Open.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The shot put has been an Olympic track and field event since Athens, Greece, in 1896.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Ali Rampling, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The stadium will have new locker rooms, an eight-lane track, and space for new field events such as pole vaulting.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Bhatia entered the week with wins at the 2023 Barracuda Championship, an opposite-field event to the Open Championship, and the 2024 Valero Texas Open.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The shot put has been an Olympic track and field event since Athens, Greece, in 1896.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Field event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20event. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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