Athletics - London Olympics 2012 Athletics Live Stream Online, Results - With 2,000 athletes competing in 47 events, Athletics is the largest single sport at the Games. This includes Track events ( can be divided into sprints, middle distance and long distance events, as well as those that include obstacles such as the Hurdles and Steeplechase. The track also hosts men’s and women’s Relays ), Field events (can be divided into throwing (for example, Shot Put) and jumping (High Jump) ), Combined events (are a combination of both track and field. These are the Decathlon for men (10 events) and the Heptathlon for women (seven events)) and Road events (Marathon and Race Walks)
Competition dates:
Friday 3 August – Sunday 12 August
Competition venue:
Olympic Park – Olympic Stadium (track, field and combined events)
The Mall (Marathon and Race Walk)
Number of medal events:
47 (24 track, 16 field, two combined and five road)
Number of competitors:
2,000. Each country is limited to three athletes in each individual event and one team in each relay event (maximum six athletes, of whom four will run).
Field of play:
The Athletics track at the Olympic Stadium is a 400m oval – for all track events the finish line is in the same place, at the end of the ‘home straight’.
Within and around the track are the fields of play for the field events – High Jump and Pole Vault landing areas, Long Jump and Triple Jump pits, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw and Shot Put circles, and Javelin Throw runways.
The Mall, near Buckingham Palace in central London, provides the finish for the Marathon as well as the 20km and 50km Race Walks. The Marathon is run through the streets of London as far east as Tower Hill. The Race Walks are contested on a 2km loop up The Mall in St James’ Park, past Buckingham Palace and Constitution Hill in Green Park.
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| London Olympics 2012 Athletics Live Stream |
Friday 3 August – Sunday 12 August
Competition venue:
Olympic Park – Olympic Stadium (track, field and combined events)
The Mall (Marathon and Race Walk)
Number of medal events:
47 (24 track, 16 field, two combined and five road)
Number of competitors:
2,000. Each country is limited to three athletes in each individual event and one team in each relay event (maximum six athletes, of whom four will run).
Field of play:
The Athletics track at the Olympic Stadium is a 400m oval – for all track events the finish line is in the same place, at the end of the ‘home straight’.
Within and around the track are the fields of play for the field events – High Jump and Pole Vault landing areas, Long Jump and Triple Jump pits, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw and Shot Put circles, and Javelin Throw runways.
The Mall, near Buckingham Palace in central London, provides the finish for the Marathon as well as the 20km and 50km Race Walks. The Marathon is run through the streets of London as far east as Tower Hill. The Race Walks are contested on a 2km loop up The Mall in St James’ Park, past Buckingham Palace and Constitution Hill in Green Park.
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