What is the longest running sporting event in the us?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The longest running event in the Olympic Games in the marathon at a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards or 42.195 kilometers.

Answer 3

Greco Roman Wrestling is the oldest sport. Their is pictures painted on walls showing men wrestling from the caveman era.

Answer 4

The Kentucky Derby whose first running was in 1875.

Answer 5

What is longest sport in the usa

Answer 6

99 meters since 100 meters is the longest

Answer 7

Lacrosse