Track and field today—it comprised a five-event competition of the long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, stadion footrace, and wrestling. Track and field events were also present at the Panhellenic Games in Greece around this period, and they spread to Rome in Italy around 200 BC. After the period of Classical antiquity (in which the sport was largely Greco-Roman influenced) new track and field events began developing in parts of Northern Europe in the Middle Ages. The stone put and weight throw competitions popular among Celtic societies in Ireland and Scotland were precursors to the modern shot put and hammer throw events. One
Thimphu Athletics Track and Field Centre a synthetic athletics track which was provided by Italian firm Mondo. The athletics oval is situated more than above sea level. Thimphu Athletics Track and Field Centre The Thimphu Athletics Track and Field Centre is an athletics track in Thimphu, Bhutan. It is the first synthetic athletics track in Bhutan. In 22 February 2012, the Thimphu Athletics Track and Field Centre, the first synthetic athletics track in Bhutan, was inaugurated. Athletics event for both men and women were held as part of the inauguration ceremony. The construction costed US$ 660 thousand and took two years to complete and was funded