field event
noun
: an event (such as weight-throwing or jumping) in a track-and-field meet other than a race
Examples of field event in a Sentence
a discus thrower who excelled at all the field events
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Traditionally the men’s marathon is the final track and field event of the Summer Games but this year, when the number of participating athletes was equal between men and women for the first time, the women went last.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
Apart from the women's marathon, all the track and field events will conclude on Aug. 10 at the Stade de France.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 10 Aug. 2024
Every track and field event at this year’s Games will broadcast on NBC and stream live on Peacock, the official streaming home to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
There’s still some time before the track and field events get underway at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics — led by JA’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Hansle Parchment — so the universe gifted Jamaica another reason to celebrate: the release of dancehall icon Vybz Kartel.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
Apart from the women's marathon, all the track and field events will conclude on Aug. 10 at the Stade de France.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 10 Aug. 2024
Every track and field event at this year’s Games will broadcast on NBC and stream live on Peacock, the official streaming home to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
There’s still some time before the track and field events get underway at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics — led by JA’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Hansle Parchment — so the universe gifted Jamaica another reason to celebrate: the release of dancehall icon Vybz Kartel.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Field event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20event. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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