How athletic sports started until it became

a popular sports in world.

When was athletics established?

- From 776 B.C. To 394 A.D., athletics was an extremely popular event in
the Ancient Greek Olympics. However, in 394 A.D., the Roman
emperor Theodosius I banned the Olympics Games, and so athletics
essentially died out for roughly 1,500 years. During the 19th century in
England, track and field as a modern sport came back to life and
started developing again. In 1866, the first English Championships for
athletics were held by the newly created Amateur Athletic Association
in 1880, which has been the organization to hold the annual national
championships ever since. Moreover, in 1896, the first modern
Olympics were held, with athletics making a resurgence. By 1913, the
International Amateur Athletic Federation was formed. To this day the
International Amateur Athletics Federation continues to oversee the
rules, approving world records and ensuring the amateur code is
adhered to in athletics.
Which country started athletics?
- The country that started athletics was Greece and specifically the ancient
Greeks. historians estimate that the origins of athletics (track and field events)
can be traced back to the 9th and 10th centuries B.C. In Greece. The singular
event was the stadium footrace and it was won by Korobios. Over the next few
centuries, athletics continued developing in Greece during the Olympics. From
there the concept of athletics spread to the Italian region around 200 BC. The
ancient Greek Olympics and athletics lasted until 394 A.D. when they were
banned, in an attempt to bring an end to Pagan celebrations. In short, the
ancient Greeks started athletics, and thanks to the roman empire, it eventually
spread across Europe, further developing over the past two centuries with the
reemergence of the modern Olympic games.

Who invented athletics?

- The inventor of athletics is unknown, but we do know the first person to
ever win an athletics event was Korobios. Korobios was a Greek cook
from the city of Elis who won the stadium race in 776 B.C, which was a
foot race that was 600 feet long. This is believed by some historians to
be the only athletic event at the first 13 Ancient Olympic Games in
Ancient Greece. So, while there wasn’t one person to invent sport of
Athletics, Korobios was the first winner. However, many other people
have contributed to this sport of athletics since, especially very the last
few centuries as athletics has become popular once again.
Most popular countries that play athletics?
 United States of America
(has been the most historically dominant in short distance running and
jumping events)
 Soviet Union/ Russia
(has been good in throwing, jumping and middle distance running
events)
 Kenya
(has been dominated middle distance running for decades and also has
also been good at long distance running)
 Germany/ East Germany/ West Germany
(has been one of the most dominant countries in the throwing events
historically)
 Ethiopia
(has dominated long distance running for decades)
Athletics history, key facts, and timeline
•Korobios, a Greek cook, wins the first-ever Ancient Olympic Games in Olympia,
Greece, competing in the 600ft stadium race.
•From 776 B.C. to 394 A.D., The Ancient Olympics were held in Olympia, Greece
every four years, and by the fifth century B.C. they had added so many events that
the games lasted five days.
•In 394 A.D. the Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the games as the Roman
Empire controlled Greece.
•From 394 A.D., through the Dark Ages/Middle Ages, athletics all but disappeared
from the world.
•The 19th century is when athletics actually began to make a comeback, as both
England and United States amateur competitions began to be held and athletic
governing bodies were formed in both countries.
•In 1896 the first Modern Olympics was held and because of that, athletics finally
began to grow widespread popularity again. •In 1913 the International Amateur
Athletic Federation was formed, which is still the governing body for athletics today
. •Athletics has gone on to be one of the most important parts of the Olympics today
and is extremely popular throughout the world.
When did athletics become popular?
- Athletics has had two periods of major popularity, with the first being two
thousand years ago during the time of the Ancient Greek Olympics, when the
athletics was a headline event. Athletics finally become popular again during
the 19th century as amateur contests began to held again. This led to the return
of the modern day Olympics. And helped male athletics popular again
worldwide. The return of Olympics has put athletics back into a spotlight with
some greatest stars like Jesse Owens and Usain Bolt making their mark on
Olympics, the Olympic games, and the world.