Guwahati, July 23 -- Athletics is one of the oldest and most popular forms of sport in the world. It started thousands of years ago, during the time of ancient Olympic Greece. Even today, athletics stands as one of the most admired and accessible sports across the globe.

The term 'Athletics' broadly refers to a collection of sporting events that involve running, jumping, throwing or walking. It is often referred to as track and field. These disciplines are often divided into track events that includes sprinting, middle-distance and long-distance races; field events such as long jump, high jump, shot put, and javelin throw and combined events like the decathlon and heptathlon.

History: A sport as old as time

The first known athletics co...