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In shot putt, men use a 7.26kg shot and women use a 4kg shot and aim to putt (not throw) it as far as possible
The original and only event at the first Olympics in 776 BC was a stadium-length foot race, or "stade," run on a track
The longest athletics event is the men’s 50km walk
The athletes must be placed in the order in which any part of their torso (as distinguished from the head, neck, arms, legs, hands or feet) reaches the vertical plane of the nearer edge of the finish line
The hammer throw event has its root traced back to Scotland, Ireland and England around 2000DC. At that time, the hammer was used as a weapon
Track and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking
The current world record for men’s 100m spirit is 9.58 seconds, held by Usain Bolt of Jamaica. Record broken at the World Championships Athletics in Berlin, 16/08/2009
In all races that are not run in lanes, the start line must be curved, so that all the athletes start the same distance from the finish
Sergei Bubka set the men’s world record for pole vault is 6.15m. The bar was set at the height of a small two-story building!

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Athletics Program

The Athletics competition (including Oceania Paralympic Championships) will be held from Sunday 8 to Wednesday 11 May.

Click here to see a full list of events included in the 2011 Arafura Games Athletics program.

Click here to see a full list of the events included in the 2011 Oceania Paralympic Championships Athletics program.

A final program of events can be obtained by clicking here.

In the meanwhile, please do not hesitate to contact the Sport Coordinator with any questions you may have.