Athletics sport
Running
The simplest contest there is, and the hardest to fake.
- Origin
- Olympic since 776 BCE
- Format
- Track, road, cross-country
- Governing body
- World Athletics
- Track
- 400 m, 8–9 lanes
- Range
- 60 m to 42.195 km
- Olympic
- Yes, since 1896
Three ways in
Option one
Rules & how to play
Everything you need to follow a game of running: the objective, the field, the fouls and the officials.
6 sections
Option two
History & origins
Where running came from and how it grew, told as a timeline of the moments that changed it.
11 milestones
Option three
Players
Search the greats by name, country or honour — or scroll the list to find someone you've never heard of.
10 profiles