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What is the Longest ongoing olympic sport?
The only event at the very first (classical) Olympic games was the Stadion foot race. A Stadion was about 200m, and women were not allowed to compete, so it would be fair to say that the Men's 200m is the oldest ongoing Olympic event, and therefore Athletics the oldest ongoing Olympic Sport.
What length of the longest event in women's Olympic swimming?
800 Meter Freestyle
Which olympic athlete is named after a battle?
An athlete is a person--a sports competitor or someone who practices athletics. I think you mean an event. The Olympic event that's named after a battle is the marathon.
Who won the gold medal for the longest mustache at the London 2012 Olympic Games?
No such event
In the Olympics what is the longest running event?
Depends on what the question refers to: The longest "running" event is the Marathon, but the longest event in terms of distance in the athletics is the Mens 50 kilometre walk (but you certainly aren't allowed to run in that). Alternatively there are a whole series of events that have been included in every Olympics, therefore there is no single longest running event in terms of being at every Olympics.
What is the longest walking Olympic event?
For men it is the 50 kilometer walk and for women it is the 20 kilometer walk.
Who won the womens tennis gold medal in 1900?
The women's singles tennis event was won by Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain. She was the first woman to win an Olympic event in history.
What is the longest running sporting event in the us?
Depends on what the question refers to: The longest "running" event is the Marathon, but the longest event in terms of distance in the athletics is the Mens 50 kilometre walk (but you certainly aren't allowed to run in that). Alternatively there are a whole series of events that have been included in every Olympics, therefore there is no single longest running event in terms of being at every Olympics.
Is tennis and Olympic event?
Yes it is a Olympic event :)
What is the meaning of Penthatlan?
The Pentathlon is one of the hardest and longest Olympic events. It means combining 10 different activities into one event.
How many countries are competing in athletics this years Olympics?
In the London Olympic Games of 2012 204 countries took part, plus four independent athletes who took part under the Olympic Flag. 164 of those counties competed in at least one men's athletics event, and 159 counties entered women into at least one athletic event.
Which part of America invented athletics?
No part of America invented athletics.Athletics were invented (or first recorded as a competitive event) in ancient Greece, the most famous event being the Ancient Olympic games.
