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WorksheetsThe History of Track and Field
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Athletic contests were often held in conjunction with _________ festivals.
Slave
Sun
Moon
Religious
For centuries starting in ____ such games were enormously popular.
1983
776 B.C.
2020
394 A.D.
Roman emperor Theodosius 1 a christian, banned such games in ______.
394 A.D.
1492
2022
1973
In 1896 the first modern day Olympics were held in_________.
New York, U.S.A.
Rome, Italy
Athens, Greece
Nassau, Bahamas
In _____ the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF)was formed by representatives of 16 countries.
1492
1992
2022
1913
Women were not allowed in the IAAF until ______.
1936
1973
2022
776 B.C.
In _____ the Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association was formed.
2022
1492
1973
1952
In 1927 _______won the high jump at the Melrose games and the amateur athletic Union championships in New York.
Charlie Major Sr.
Micheal Thompson
Buddy Hield
Ric Fox
_____was/were the founding member(s) of the Bahamas Amateur Athletics Association.
Sir Kendal Isaacs
Sir Randol Fawkes
Sir Orville Turnquest
all of the above
