track and field

noun
1.
a sport performed indoors or outdoors and made up of several events, as running, pole-vaulting, shot-putting, and broad-jumping.

track-and-field

[trak-uh n-feeld] /ˈtræk ənˈfild/
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.:
a track-and-field athlete.
Origin
1930-35
Examples from the web for track and field
  • Coaching will be provided in both track and field events.
  • But the science of track and field suggests that the times should get even quicker.