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Track and Field events have been around since at least the ancient Roman times. They held races on Mount Olympus, hence the name "Olympics".

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Cross country running was started by the English in the 19th century. The name of the race was first called "the paper chase" and has been around for 200 years.

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since the start of time, when people had to chase down their food

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it started in 1976

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