10 Wacky Facts About Track and Field That Will Make Your Kid Laugh

1. Track and Field is the oldest sport in the world: it was first played by the ancient Greeks in 776 BC! 2. The fastest 100-meter dash ever run was by Usain Bolt who finished in just 9.58 seconds! 3. The oldest person to ever compete in the Olympics was a 72-year-old archer in 1972!

4. The javelin has been around since the Stone Age and was originally used as a hunting weapon! 5. The high jump was invented by a Scottish minister in the early 1800s to keep kids out of trouble! 6. The longest long jump world record was set by Mike Powell in 1991 at 8.95 meters! 7. The shot put was initially used as a military training exercise to throw rocks! 8. The steeplechase has been around for more than 200 years and originally required participants to jump over fences, streams, and walls while running! 9. In the hammer throw, competitors must throw a metal ball attached to a handle, which was originally used to practice throwing rocks in battle! 10. The triple jump is a combination of three jumps: the hop, step, and jump!