Track

Beginning of Track
The first footrace probably took place thousands of years ago. A footrace is described in the Greek epic poem theIliad, which was probably composed in the 700's B.C. A footrace was the only event in the first Olympic Games, held in Greece in 776 B.C. Track and field was introduced in England in the 1100's but did not become popular until the 1800's.

Takaha, Michael. "Track and field." World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 26 Sept. 2014. 

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