Noun
athletics -
participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
athletics -
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
sport
recreation ,
diversion a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway" ; "a digression into irrelevant details" ; "a deflection from his goal"
funambulism ,
tightrope walking walking on a tightrope or slack rope
rock climbing the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)
contact sport a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
field sport ,
outdoor sport a sport that is played outdoors
gymnastics ,
gymnastic exercise a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
track and field participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it
skiing a sport in which participants must travel on skis
aquatics ,
water sport sports that involve bodies of water
rowing ,
row the act of rowing as a sport
archery the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
sledding the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh
skating the sport of gliding on skates
racing the sport of engaging in contests of speed
equitation ,
horseback riding ,
riding travel by being carried on horseback
cycling the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
blood sport sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
athletic game a game involving athletic activity
judo a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan
spectator sport a sport that many people find entertaining to watch
team sport a sport that involves competition between teams of players; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not"
athletics -
a contest between athletes
athletic contest ,
athletic competition
contest ,
competition a struggle between rivals
decathlon an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
olympics ,
olympiad ,
olympic games the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
special olympics an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons
prelim ,
preliminary something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment" ; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
pentathlon an athletic contest consisting of five different events
meet ,
sports meeting a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
hop-step-and-jump ,
triple jump an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement
