premise: Track and field athletes are often the main stars of any major Games, and the 15th Asian Games.
  
  History
  
  The word athletics comes from the Greek "athlos" meaning " contest". A track running race, known as the "stade", was the first and only event at the first ancient Olympics in 776BC.
  Later, more running distances were added, along with the long jump and a pentathlon event which introduced the discus and javelin.
  The end of the ancient Olympics in AD393 also saw the end of organized athletics for more than 1,400 years. Running, jumping and throwing competitions continued, however, on an informal basis in most civilized cultures, often as a part of military training.
   What caused the end of organized athletics for more than 1400 years?
hypothesis: A track running race