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Racing
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For other uses, see Racing (disambiguation).
In sports, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific goal.
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Two men engaging in a sprint finish at the end of a 5-kilometre road running competition
The start of the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix auto race
Two women in a tight sprint finish at the end of the Australia World Cup cycling race
Horse racing at Arlington Park
Cross-country skiers racing at the Demino Ski Marathon, March 2015
Short-track speed skaters racing through a curve
Start of the 4 × 100 meters relay swimming race during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
A race may be run continuously to finish or may be made up of several segments called heats, stages or legs. A heat is usually run over the same course at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a time trial.
Early records of races are evident on pottery from ancient Greece, which depicted running men vying for first place. A chariot race is described in Homer's Iliad.