Teaching athletics involves teaching children the principles of running, jumping and throwing.

Athletics events are

Running

Sprints – 100m, 200m, 400m

Hurdles – 100m, 110m, 400m

Middle Distance 800m, 1500m

Long distance – 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m

Steeplechase – 3000m

Half marathon

Marathon

Walk – 20,000m, 50,000m

Jumping

Long jump

Triple jump

High jump

Pole vault

Throwing

Hammer

Discus

Javelin

Shot putt

Combined Events

Pentathlon – 5 events for junior athletes

Generally this event will include, long jump, high jump, hurdles, shot putt and 800m

Heptathlon – 7 events for female athletes over 2 days

Day 1 - 100m hurdles, high jump, shot putt, 200m

Day 2 – long jump, javelin and 800m

Decathlon – 10 events for male athletes over 2 days

Day 1 – 100m, long jump, shot putt, high jump, 400m

Day 2 – 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m