track-and-field
adjective
: of, relating to, or being any of various competitive athletic events (such as running, jumping, and weight throwing) performed on a running track and on the adjacent field
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The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was a 57-year-old father there to watch his son compete, El Paso County coroner officials said.
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
To introduce the book, which was released on Tuesday, Nike hosted a panel discussion at its New York headquarters with the author as well as track-and-field athlete Anna Cockrell and Nike creative director Johanna Schneider.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Langford, who was fired in Nov. 2023, received a four-year show-cause from the NCAA, and Oklahoma must vacate all track-and-field records involving the athletes who have since been deemed ineligible for improper benefits.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Paralympic track-and-field athlete Hunter Woodhall won a gold medal during the men’s 400-meter T62 competition in Paris on September 6.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
To introduce the book, which was released on Tuesday, Nike hosted a panel discussion at its New York headquarters with the author as well as track-and-field athlete Anna Cockrell and Nike creative director Johanna Schneider.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Langford, who was fired in Nov. 2023, received a four-year show-cause from the NCAA, and Oklahoma must vacate all track-and-field records involving the athletes who have since been deemed ineligible for improper benefits.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Paralympic track-and-field athlete Hunter Woodhall won a gold medal during the men’s 400-meter T62 competition in Paris on September 6.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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