Editing Track and field (section)

===Multi-sport events===
{{See also|Sport of athletics#multi-sport events|l1=Athletics at multi-sport events}}
[[File:Fabiana Murer02.jpg|thumb|The [[pole vault]] competition at the [[2007 Pan American Games]]]]
Mirroring the role that track and field events have at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the sport is featured within the athletics programmes of many major [[multi-sport event]]s. Among some of the first of these events to follow the Olympic-style model were the [[World University Games]] in [[1923 International Universities Championships|1923]], the [[Commonwealth Games]] in [[1930 British Empire Games|1930]], and the [[Maccabiah Games]] in [[1932 Maccabiah Games|1932]].<ref>Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. {{ISBN|0-7864-1026-4}}.</ref> The number of major multi-sport events greatly increased during the 20th century and thus did the number of track and field events held within them. Typically, track and field events are hosted at the main stadium of the games.

After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the most prominent events for track and field athletes include the three IOC-sanctioned continental games: the [[All-Africa Games]], [[Asian Games]], and the [[Pan American Games]]. Other games such as the Commonwealth Games and [[Summer Universiade]], and [[World Masters Games]] have significant participation from track and field athletes. Track and field is also present at the national games level, with competitions such as the [[National Games of China|Chinese National Games]] serving as the most prestigious national competition for domestic track and field athletes.