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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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steeplechase will be added to athletics

0While new sports are occasionally added to the Olympics, most of them simply become an event in another sport. In Beijing, open water swimming will become part of swimming, while women's 01b00steeplechase will be added to athletics02b00.02br
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00Why is steeplechase added to athletics instead of "track and field?"02br
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00By the way, why does steeplechase refer to its own sport? That is, why do "steeple" plus "chase" mean the sport? In particular, what does "steeple" mean?0-
  

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02br 02br 00Steeplechase is a type of running race involving jumping over obstacles. It is named after the horse races called steeple chases. A steeple is a church spire.

  • 02br 02br 00Steeplechase is a type of running race involving jumping over obstacles.
  • It is named after the horse races called steeple chases.
  • A steeple is a church spire.
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0Athletics and track and field are alternative names for the same thing.02br
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00Steeplechase is a type of running race involving jumping over obstacles. It is named after the horse races called steeple chases. A steeple is a church spire. These used to be used as an endpoint to the horse races before they moved on to proper racecourses.0-

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