Athletics Explained

Athletics may refer to:

Sports

• Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
  • Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
• Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill
  • College athletics, non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games

Teams

• Oakland Athletics, an American professional baseball team
• Philadelphia Athletics (1860–1876), an American professional baseball team
• Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890
• Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1891), 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)