What does athletics mean?
Definitions for athletics
æθˈlɛt ɪksath·let·ics
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Princeton's WordNet
sport, athleticsnoun
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
athletic contest, athletic competition, athleticsnoun
a contest between athletes
athleticsnoun
participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
Wiktionary
athleticsnoun
Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
athleticsnoun
A group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
Athleticsnoun
The team The Oakland Athletics, previously Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics.
Athleticsnoun
Nickname for many athletic teams whose full name includes "Athletics".
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athletics
Athletics is a term used to describe a collection of sports or physical activities that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. They are usually categorized as track and field events, road running, cross country running, and race walking. Athletics, as a sport, is often associated with the Olympics and international sporting events, involving strength, speed, endurance, and agility. It includes both individual and team participation often with a focus on improving physical abilities and promoting physical fitness.
Webster Dictionary
Athleticsnoun
the art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes
Editors Contribution
athletics
A variety of sports.
Athletics includes a variety of sports.
Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of athletics in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of athletics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of athletics in a Sentence
I think he is. I think Seb Coe is somebody who can grasp this and can be transformational enough to effect some change in athletics. I hope so because his sport is at risk if he doesn't.
Implementing our strict position about the fight against doping, taken into account the documents we have received from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the ROC has disqualified Irina Maracheva and Anna Lukyanova for two years for breaking anti-doping rules.
Kenya is known worldwide for her athletics prowess and this is why we recalled Parliament from recess to pass the anti-doping legislation because we want to run clean sports, anybody caught in any future doping scandal will be jailed for three years or fined 3 million Kenyan shilling ($29,721) because we want to get rid of crooked people misleading our athletes from our midst.
Penn Athletics is aware of the NCAA’s new transgender participation policy. In support of our student-athlete, Lia Thomas, we will work with the NCAA regarding Lia Thomas participation under the newly adopted standards for the 2022 The NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship.
I think Democrats have coalesced around the idea that if you're going to spend time debating the issue of college athletics, you shouldn't be limited to talking only about endorsement rights, my sense is that if the NCAA wants Congress to solve this issue of NIL, they're going to have to come to the table on a lot of other things as well.
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