Definition of athletics. Meaning of athletics. Synonyms of athletics

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Definition of athletics

Athletics
Athletics Ath*let"ics, n. The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.
Athletic
Athletic Ath`let"ic, a. [L. athleticus, Gr. ?. See Athlete.] 1. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports. 2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts. ``Athletic soundness.' --South. -- Ath*let"ic*al*ly, adv.

Meaning of athletics from wikipedia

- Look up athletics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Athletics may refer to: Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive...
- Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the Oakland A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete...
- Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions...
- umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. In British English the term "Athletics" is synonymous...
- World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International ****ociation of Athletics Federations...
- The National ****ociation of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics ****ociation for colleges and universities in North...
- The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletics ****ociation and is recognised as the...
- Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run on 1 to 11 August 2024, featuring a total of 48 medal events across three distinct...
- The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World...
- The Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas is an ongoing effort by ownership of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) to relocate the...