Foot races
There was only on running event played in the Ancient Olympics, the short sprint from one side of the stadium to the other.
marathon
The answer is running
Yes
Oscar Swan: At the age of 72, he was the oldest sportsman to compete in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In fact, he was the oldest athlete ever to compete in the Olympics. His best results were in the team competitions: a fourth place in the single shot running deer event, and a second place in the double shot running deer contest. With this silver medal, he is also the oldest medalist of any colour of all time (not counting the art competitions). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Swahn
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.
Public decency, we can't have everything going everywhere while you're running. The Olympics is a respectable event.
That is Oscar Swahn of Sweden who won silver in the 100 meter team running deer shooting event at the 1920 Games in Antwerp at the age of 72. No medals were issued in the 1900 olympics
Wrestling was an event at the first Olympic games. It can be argued that wrestling is the oldest sport known to mankind.
The 100 meter relay is a short running event that is about measuring the fastest sprinter. It is common in the Olympics and has the 100 meter relay as a close variation of the race.
The 100 meter relay is a short running event that is about measuring the fastest sprinter. It is common in the Olympics and has the 100 meter relay as a close variation of the race.
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.