track event

British

noun

a competition in athletics, such as relay running or sprinting, that takes place on a running track

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Dozens of crypto-related funds, leveraged metals funds, and new applications for ETFs that would track event prediction contract prices from online gambling platforms are among the new offerings making financial advisers queasy.

From The Wall Street Journal

It put paid to Fontana's plan to also enter long track events, forcing her to concentrate on her signature shorter disciplines.

From BBC

GB sent a team of five to short track events eight years ago - but that is down to one in Milan.

From BBC

In 2024, she “placed in the top three in every track event in which B.P.J. competed, winning most,” the state’s attorneys said.

From Los Angeles Times

At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games she broke the record for the women's C1–3 3,000m individual pursuit, a track event where cyclists race head-to-head on opposite sides of the track.

From BBC

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