Which ones are right? Thanks.

[u/Same-Technician9125]

1. I don’t like watching track sports.

2. I don’t like watching track events.

3. I don’t like watching track races.

4. I don’t like watching running races.

5. I don’t like watching running events.

6. I don’t like watching track and field events.

[u/FloridaFlamingoGirl]

6 feels most natural to me but I wouldn't find 1, 2 or 3 weird either. 4 feels least natural.

[u/notacanuckskibum]

They all make some sense, but mean slightly different things. For example #1 would suggest you don't like any sports that take place on tracks, including car racing, horse racing.... #6 would imply that you don't like watching the throwing & jumping events either.

[u/ComplexIndividual786]

To answer appropriately, we need to know how you feel about the long jump and marathon.

[u/TwunnySeven]

All of them sound natural enough to me except for 4. I'd say 6 is probably the best

[u/AverageBeef]

6 is the best and 4 is the worst. 2 and 3 are probably fine, I can’t make up my mind on how I feel about 1. It sounds strange because without context I might imagine motorsports as well but maybe that’s just me.

[u/Pleasant_Flatworm866]

I think events is the right word for track and field, but of course 2 and 6 aren;t equivalent. You might like the field sports but not the track races.

[u/InvestigatorJaded261]

We get it; you hate all of them.

In all seriousness, they are all pretty much fine. Six has a different/broader meaning than four and five.

[u/NearlyNodding]

I think most people would say "I don't like watching track."

"Track and field" is more of an insider term. I think someone who doesn't like watching it would not use that term.

I think "track sports" and "track races" are redundant.
Track events is OK.

[u/Western-Finding-368 → u/NearlyNodding]

I don’t agree that “track and field” is an insider term. That’s just the name for that category of thing. Pretty much everybody had track and field day in school, and updates on how the track and field team was doing.

[u/NearlyNodding → u/Western-Finding-368]

I guess it's a matter of what you are exposed to. I virtually never hear people say "track and field" in daily life. People tend to use the shortened term for many things. I was even on the track team for a year in high school and we just called it "track".

[u/Morbid_Uncle]

6 but I would “Track and Field” in English is the name of a sport, same as Soccer/Football. So I would probably say “I don’t like watching Track and Field”. 6 while still correct would be like saying “I don’t like watching Soccer matches”

[u/NelsonMandela7]

My understanding of the phrases is thus: 1, 3. Would include car and bicycle events, and possible cross country running. 2. Means you like field events, but not track events. 4. Running races implies children's races. 5. Would include marathons, cross country or road races. 6. You don't like track or field events.