books.google.co.uk - While the earliest evidence of organized running can be traced back to Egypt in 3800 BCE, the modern sport of track and field evolved from rural games and church and folk festivals, and rules were drawn up in the final quarter of the 19th century in those advanced societies where enough people had the...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Historical_Dictionary_of_Track_and_Field.html?id=dQFHe9RwE0wC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHistorical Dictionary of Track and Field
