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Running

Activity that involves the rapid terrestrial locomotion of feet

—country of origin
—first recorded
2000Olympic debut
10disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Running is part of athletics. It has featured at the Olympic Games since 2000 (2 editions). Wikidata lists 10 disciplines or variants under it.

Part ofAthletics
PractitionersRunner
Olympic statusOn the programme · since 2000
Image: Original: Parutakupiu Vectorization: Thadius856 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Disciplines and variants

10
Mountain runningSport competitionParkourUrban athletic holistic training disciplineRunning discipline of trackType of running sport run on a trackSummer biathlonSummer variant of biathlon that combined rollskiing and shootingWife carryingSport where men carry women through an obstacle track
QuadrathlonEndurance sports event
Road runningDistance running sport on roads
Run archerySpot combining bow shooting and running
Running while blackRacial profiling of runners of color
Snowshoe runningWinter sport
Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Running or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.