| （School of Physical Education，Shanghai Normal University，Shanghai 200234，China) Abstract: The authors put forward a different opinion on the definition given to the concept of track and field sports by multiple versions of track and field textbooks published in China in recent years, believed that it was inappropri-ate to write such a content written in Track and Field Competition Rules as “track and field sports include track sports and field sports, road running, walking race, cross-country running and mountain running” into the textbooks as the definition of track and field sports. The Constitution of IAAF did not give a definition to track and field sports, but concisely described events included in athletics. In foreign countries, there is only such a concept as “athletics”, but no such a concept as “track and field sports”. Although such a concept as Chinese track and field sports was translated from a foreign language (originally translated as track and field competition), there have been differences between Chinese track and field sports and foreign athletics as they develop up to this day. Giving a definition to a concept in a college textbook must follow concept defining methods and rules set in logic and con-form to the actual circumstances of China. Track and field sports are the body movements of walking, running, jump-ing and throwing, including competitive track and field sports and fitness track and field sports.
Key words: sports sociology；definition of track and field sports；track and field competition rules；Constitution of IAAF；college textbook |
