Relay race
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A relay race is a racing competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games
World Orienteering Championship 2008 gold medal winners in relay
Batons
Swimmers about to make the pass during a relay race
A final-leg runner for the University of Wisconsin holding a violet-colored baton
Track and field
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Track and field is a sport that includes many different kinds of athletic contests that are based on running, jumping, and throwing. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport take
Relay race
…skiing, biathlon, or ice skating (usually with a baton in the fist). In the Olympic Games, there are several types of relay races that are part of track and field, each consisting of a set number of stages (legs) (usually four), each leg run by different members of a team. The runner finishing one leg is usually…
Part of a track and field stadium
An ancient Greece vase from 600 BC depicting a running contest
An early model of hurdling at the Detroit Athletic Club in 1888
Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, one of the first modern track and field stadiums