Athletics betting gives you the chance to bet on the outcome of some hugely exciting athletics events such as the New York and London Marathons. What's more, by betting at home online you don't even need to leave the house!

With track events, the finish line is a white line, 5cms wide and the winner is the first to pass it. Sometimes, two athletes seem to reach the finish line at the same time and ties can occur and in these cases the event's judge (usually referred to as the chief photo finish judge) determines which athlete met the finish line first. Occasionally, in cases of extremely close ties, both of the athletes are taken through to the next stage, a race is re-run or lots are drawn to determine who won the race.

Every year so many exciting Athletic events fill the calendar, the NYC, Berlin, Chicago and London Marathons are all top opportunities to place bets on your favourite athletes and other events throughout the year such as indoor races and track and field events are excellent to bet on too. There's the World Championships, Pan-American Championships, European Championships and the Commonwealth Games in addition to the Summer Olympics. So, there's no shortage of races to place bets on.

With events such as the New York Marathon, you can see the odds online and betting is simple and easy. Other Athletics such as Discus, Javelin, Shot Put and jumping events such as High Jump, Pole Vault and Long Jump are also great fun to bet on at certain points in the Athletic calendar.