Dictionary Definition
athletics
Noun
1 an active diversion requiring physical exertion
and competition [syn: sport]
2 a contest between athletes [syn: athletic
contest, athletic
competition]
3 participation in sports events as an
extracurricular activity
User Contributed Dictionary
Also see Athletics
English
Noun
athletics plural- Competitive activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill; particularly those activities known in the United States as track and field.
Translations
competitive activities
- Albanian: atletikë
- Czech: atletika
- Finnish: urheilu, yleisurheilu (track and field)
- Italian: atletica
- Maltese: atletika
Extensive Definition
Athletics may refer to:
-
Athletics (track and field), a sport, comprising a group of
athletic events or disciplines, each of which involves either
running, walking, throwing or jumping
- UK Athletics, the governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom
- Little Athletics, an Australian sporting event comprising a subset of athletic events, specially modified to suit the abilities of children
- Athletics Weekly, a UK athletics magazine
- Sport in
general
- College athletics, sports and games organized and sanctioned by institutions of tertiary education
- Combat athletics, an assortment of training and fighting techniques
- Wigan Athletic F.C., a football team in England
- Oakland
Athletics, Major League Baseball team based in Oakland,
California; see also,
Philadelphia Athletics (disambiguation)
- Arizona League Athletics, a farm team of the Oakland Athletics since 1988
See also
- Athletic Director, a position at many American universities and schools
- Athletic supporter (disambiguation)
- Athlete (disambiguation)
- Sports club, an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports
athletics in Welsh: Athletau
athletics in German: Athletik
athletics in Italian: Atletica
athletics in Japanese: アスレチックス
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Rugby,
acrobatics, agonistics, amusement, association
football, bathing,
breather, calisthenics, diversion, drill, entertainment, exercise, exercising, games, gymnastic exercises,
gymnastics, isometrics, natation, palaestra, pastime, physical education,
physical jerks, practice, recreation, rugger, setting-up exercises,
soccer, sports, stretch, swimming, track, track and field, tumbling, workout, yoga