Olympic athletics tests the participating athletes on their pure physical prowess. These events use simple equipment and very little of it. Two thousand of the world's best athletes will be competing in 26 sports, including athletics, at the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympics. Athletics events are among the most revered as they are often the same now as when they were first held in 776 B.C..

Athletics today displays a variety of events involving running, throwing or jumping or some co...
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