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For questions generally relating to the competitions and individual events falling into the family of "track and field" sports, i.e. foot races including hurdles (but excluding marathons and long-distance running; see the "marathon" tag), jumping, vaulting, javelin, shot put, hammer throw, etc.

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What’s the accepted variation in a 100 metre track?

The World Athletics Track and Field Facilities Manual (edition 2019, available here in the "Manuals & Guidelines" section) states: 2.1.1.1 Track Events The Competition area for Track Events includes: …
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Why don't they use lane 1 in track and field?

There can be multiple reasons for not using the inside lane of the track. On the one hand, the inside lane is always used for the distance races, so that part of the track sees the most wear. To exten …
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