What is the official marathon distance?
Answer26.2 miles (42.195 km)
This odd distance was standardized in 1921, based on the course used at the 1908 London Olympics.
Source: Wikipedia - Marathon (2024) en.wikipedia.org
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The basics
Going deeper
What is the current men's 100m world record time, set by Usain Bolt?
Answer9.58 seconds
Bolt set this record at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, and it remains unbroken, the longest-standing 100m record of the modern era.
Source: Wikipedia - Usain Bolt (2009) en.wikipedia.org
About how many US high schoolers competed in track and field in the 2024-25 season?
Answerabout 1.32 million
Combining indoor and outdoor seasons, track and field is one of the most popular US high school sports for both boys and girls.
Source: National Federation of State High School Associations (2025) nfhs.org
Expert level
In what year was World Athletics (originally the IAAF) founded?
Answer1912
The sport's global governing body was founded in Stockholm in 1912 and now has 214 member federations.
Source: Wikipedia - World Athletics (2024) en.wikipedia.org
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