Athletics: English Vocabulary List

a sport that involves various athletic events, including running, jumping, and throwing competitions, that are held on a running track

"He competes in track and field."

"She joined the track and field team at school and specializes in running the hundred metre sprint."

a tough triathlon race where athletes swim, bike, and run long distances without stopping

"The Ironman triathlon covers 140.6 miles."

"The Ironman triathlon consisted of a two point four mile swim one hundred twelve mile bike and marathon run."

a long-distance running race covering a distance of 21.0975 kilometres

"She trains for a half marathon."

"The half marathon distance was thirteen point one miles or twenty one point one kilometers."

a running race of 26 miles or 42 kilometers

"Run first marathon."

"She trained for six months to run her first marathon successfully last year with great effort."

a long-distance running race longer than the traditional marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers

"The ultramarathon is 100 kilometers."

"The ultramarathon was any race longer than the standard marathon distance of twenty six point two miles."

the sport or activity of moving through an area, particularly an urban area, by running, jumping, and climbing over, under, or around different obstacles

"Practice parkour only with proper training and safety gear."

"Parkour practitioners jump climb and run through urban environments without any equipment at all."

a high-intensity fitness program that combines various exercises like weightlifting, cardio, and gymnastics

"She does CrossFit."

"CrossFit workouts combine weightlifting gymnastics and cardiovascular exercises for intense training sessions."

athletic competitions specifically designed for athletes with physical disabilities

"Para-athletics includes wheelchair racing."

"Para athletics included track and field events for athletes with various physical and intellectual disabilities."

a multisport event comprising swimming, cycling, and running for athletes with physical disabilities

"Para triathlon has three disciplines."

"The para triathlon had different sport classes for athletes with various physical and visual impairments."

a competition consisting of ten different sports that takes place over two days

"He competes in decathlon."

"The decathlon includes ten track and field events contested over two consecutive days of competition."

a combined event consisting of seven track and field events for female athletes

"The heptathlon has seven events."

"The heptathlon consisted of seven events over two days for female athletes."

an athletic competition with five different events

"The modern pentathlon has five events."

"The modern pentathlon included fencing swimming equestrian shooting and running."

a multi-discipline event consisting of four components: running, swimming, shooting, and horse riding

"He competed in tetrathlon."

"The tetrathlon tests an athlete's versatility across four distinct and demanding sporting disciplines."

the athletic action or sport of pushing oneself off the ground using one or both legs, often for height or distance

"The jumping was high."

"The athlete's powerful jumping propelled him over the high bar with impressive grace."

a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long, flexible pole to jump over a bar

"The athlete cleared the bar in the pole vault event."

"The pole vaulter sprinted down the runway planted her pole and launched herself over the bar."

a sport in which participants jump without using any equipment over a horizontal bar that is placed at different heights

"The high jumper clears two point four meters."

"The high jumper cleared the bar at two point four meters for a new personal best."

an athletic event in which competitors run down a track and jump as far as possible from a takeoff board, aiming to land in a pit filled with sand

"The long jumper fouls on his attempt."

"The long jumper sprinted down the runway and launched into the sand pit."

an athletic event in which competitors take three consecutive jumps, consisting of a hop, step, and jump, in order to achieve the greatest distance possible

"The triple jump has three phases."

"The triple jump sequence was hop step and jump into the sand pit."

the events where participants compete by hurling objects such as javelins, shot puts, or discuses for distance or accuracy

"Shot put is a throwing sport."

"Throwing sports included javelin discus hammer and shot put competitions."

an athletic event where athletes spin and release a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle, aiming to achieve the longest distance possible

"The hammer throw spins in a circle."

"The hammer thrower spun rapidly to generate centrifugal force before releasing the heavy metal ball."

a field event where athletes hurl a heavy discus as far as possible within a designated throwing area

"The discus throw lands on the grass."

"The discus thrower released the plate shaped object at the optimal angle of forty degrees."

an athletic field event where competitors throw a heavy metal ball as far as possible within a marked circle

"He threw the shot put."

"The shot put requires immense strength to propel the heavy metal sphere a significant distance."

the athletic event or technique in track and field where athletes sprint and jump over hurdles set at regular distances along a track

"Hurdling requires speed and rhythm."

"Hurdling required athletes to clear barriers while maintaining speed and rhythm."

a race in which athletes run a distance of 400 meters while clearing hurdles set along the track

"The 400 meters hurdles is grueling."

"The four hundred meter hurdles race included ten barriers and tested both speed and stamina."

a race where athletes sprint over a series of hurdles spaced 110 meters apart on a track

"110 meters hurdles has hurdles."

"The one hundred ten meter hurdles race included ten high hurdles over a sprint distance."

the competitions involving jumping, throwing, or other activities performed on a field, rather than running events

"Field events take place on the infield."

"Field events included jumps and throws that were contested on the infield of the track."

an individual's highest achievement or performance in a particular activity or event

"He achieves a personal best in the 800 meters."

"The athlete broke his personal best by three seconds in the eight hundred meter race."

the designated point on a track or field where athletes begin a race or event

"The runners align at the starting line."

"The runners crouched at the starting line waiting for the starter's gun."

a competitive athletic event held on a designated track, involving various disciplines such as sprints, hurdles, middle-distance, and long-distance running, as well as relays

"The 100 meters is a track event."

"The track events included sprints middle distance long distance and hurdles races."

a track and field event where athletes jump forward from a standing position, aiming for distance rather than height

"He did a broad jump."

"The broad jump tests an athlete's explosive power and ability to leap forward as far as possible."

an athletic race, usually 3000 meters, run on a track with barriers and water jumps

"The steeplechase is tough."

"The steeplechase runners had to jump over thirty five barriers and seven water jumps during the race."