Athletics Major Events

Athletics is a very popular sport around the world. At the elite level, there are also many important competitions held, the premier event being athletics at the Olympic Games. .

Athletics hurdle race

Major Athletics Events List

• Athletics World Championships — held every two years
• Track and Field at the Olympic Games
• Track and Field at the Commonwealth Games
• World Indoor Championships — a biennial indoor track and field competition.
• World Athletics Relays — an international biennial track and field event held by World Athletics where teams from around the world compete in relay races.
• Marathon Majors — a marathon running championship started in 2006
• World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Older Events

• Continental Cup (formerly known as the IAAF World Cup) - was an international track and field competition contested by teams representing entire continents (rather than just those of individual countries), held every four years. The event was canceled in 2018.
• World Cup — a team-based international athletics competition. The first and only event was held in 2018, featuring the top eight nations, with each team entering one athlete per event.