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Athletics may refer to:


Sports

* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking **
Track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill **
College athletics College athletics encompasses non-professional, collegiate and university-level competitive sports and games. World University Games The first World University Games were held in 1923. There were originally called the ''Union Nationale des ...
, non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games


Teams

* Oakland Athletics, an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890 * Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91), an American baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (NFL), a professional American football team, 1902–1903


Other uses

* Athletics (band), an American post-rock band


See also

* Athlete (disambiguation) * Athletic (disambiguation) * athleticism * * {{disambiguation