athletics
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- noun
- /æθˈlɛtɪks/
- UK
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atletismo
- Athletics includes a variety of sports such as running, jumping, and throwing events.
And, you know, running athletics in the UK in those days wasn't very big.
- And, you know, running athletics in the UK in those days wasn't very big.
- It's kind of that forward lean, just like in in athletics.
- I've been Team France's number one supporter, I've been everywhere, the handball, the judo, swimming, athletics.
Examples
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World athletics are reportedly getting ready to ban Nike's Vaporfly shoes for giving runners an unfair advantage.
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It's because that drive to succeed at sport in athletics is intense.
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I think for character growth, athletics and sports are wonderful.
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And dancing or athletics takes you years before you develop a skill.
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And so I just went really, really deep into athletics and really deep into academics.
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He introduced sports and athletics into the French education system with great success.
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In 2009-10, his team raised a record $26 million in total gifts for athletics.
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The IOC needs about three sports: athletics, swimming, and gymnastics.
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Athletics is an individual sport and Eliud is able to make an individual sport a kind of team sport with the way he does things in camp.
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At the next athletics carnival, Tess beats Sandra by 0.1 seconds, just as her coach had predicted.
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Synonyms
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Sports like running, jumping, and throwing on a track or field
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Athletics comes from the Greek athlon, meaning 'contest' or 'prize', and from athlete, who competed for these prizes by running, jumping and throwing. That's why athletics today often means track and field events such as races, jumps and throws.