Athletics is, in many ways, the embodiment of the Olympic motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius , meaning faster, higher, stronger.

田径运动是壹种结合了速度与耐力，力量与技巧的综合性体育运动。 更高、更快、更强 的奥林匹克运动精神在很多方面都能够通过田径运动得到集中体现。

Athletics (or track and field) is about running faster, jumping higher and throwing further than your competitors. The ancient Games at Olympia began simply with foot races, only occasionally complicated by dressing the runners in infantry armour or making them carry soldiers shields. Today, athletics remains one of the most popular Olympic sports. From the 100m dash to the 42.195km marathon, from the hammer throw to the high jump, it contains many of the Olympic Games blue-ribbon events and many of the highest-profile competitors.

田径比赛要求运动员们比对手跑得更快、跳得更高、掷得更远。田径是壹项古老的运动，古代奥运会就是始于奥林匹亚地区的徒步赛跑，偶尔也会要求选手们身着步兵盔甲或手持盾进行赛跑。田径运动发展到今天，仍是奥运会上好受欢迎的比赛项目之壹。无论是百米短跑还是全程42.195公里的马拉松，无论是链球比赛还是跳高，田径比赛包含了众多奥运会的经典项目和为数众多的大明星。