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
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It’s going to give her an opportunity to have an outlet for her grief, between sports, athletics, art or music whatever she chooses to do they are going to be able to financially help her do those things.
We have not terminated our contract (with the International Association of Athletics Federations), the IAAF (the athletic body) knows exactly where we are going with our policy in terms of doping. We are in very close contact with the IAAF and will watch very closely what they are doing with this problem.
We’re putting our athletes through a lot of painful literal and figurative hoops and hurdles with really no resolution at the end of it to tell them that this is the standard that is being set for competition, there needs to be a joint effort to determine the metric because athletics and institutions, they go off of metrics and standards that can be applied to the masses.
All athletes, support personnel and officials from Russia and Belarus will be excluded from all World Athletics Series events for the foreseeable future, with immediate effect.
You do n’t want the coaches involved, what we want is athletics to be out of it entirely and allow the Title IX office to do its investigation.
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