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The marathon made its debut at the first Olympics and has been the ultimate running endurance event ever since.

Throwing a metal-tipped spear overarm as far as it can go without surpassing the throwing arc takes skill, speed and strength.

Tensions run high as teams of the world's top sprinters sprint to pass the baton to the next runner without dropping it.

Throwing hammer is as much about footwork as it is about the upper body, but combining both with speed will determine the winner.

Competing in the hurdles is about rhythm, technique and speed and the slightest mistake can cost an athlete the race.

Competing in long jump is more than running and jumping: it's speed, stamina, flexibility and a series of calculated movements.

The three-stage hop, step and jump springboards athletes to lengths that sometimes reach 10-times their body's height.

Propelled by a fibreglass pole, pole vaulters fly high over a rod using the approach of high jump combined with intense upper body strength.

Athletes glide or spin to throw as far as they can without stepping out of the circle.

Going the distance requires speed, strength and stamina, but no matter how long the race, there is always a sprint finish.