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athletics  

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  • Athletics consists of an immense variety of related sporting events. These events, referred to as track and field in the United States, fall into the categories of track, field, road racing, multisport, cross country, mountain running, and race-walking events, each of which will be discussed in some detail below. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Athletics (Amateur)]

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