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More than 2,000 years ago the Greeks said that it was just as wise to train the body as to train the mind.
Athletic events involve competitive jumping, running, throwing, and walking.
In much of North America, athletics is synonymous with athletic sports in general.
Almost every high school and college in the United States has its baseball and basketball teams. Many have football and tennis teams.
All over the United States mere are track and field rneets every year. These meets are contests in running, jumping, pole vaulting, and throwing. There are swimming meets, too.
In athletic meets careful records are kept. Every once in a while a newspaper headline tells that some record has been broken.
Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC.
The simplicity of the competitions makes athletics one of the most commonly competed sports in the world.
