Definition of Athletes. Meaning of Athletes. Synonyms of Athletes

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Definition of Athletes

Athlete
Athlete Ath"lete, n. [L. athleta, Gr. ? prizefighter, fr. ? to contend for a prize, ?, Hom. ?, contest, ? prize; fr. the same root as E. wed: cf. F. athl[`e]te.] 1. (Antiq.) One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome. 2. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion. 3. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.

Meaning of Athletes from wikipedia

- whether or not they compete in a sport. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques...
- effect upon athletes' health. However, some exemptions are made for athletes who take banned substances for therapeutic use, and athletes are not sanctioned...
- the 1978 FIBA World Championship was composed by players from Athletes in Action. Athletes in Action has also parti****ted at the William Jones Cup, an...
- World's 10 Highest-Paid Athletes 2024". Forbes. Retrieved 8 June 2024. Knight, Brett. "The World's 10 Highest-Paid Athletes 2023". Forbes. Retrieved...
- The List of athletes with Olympic medals in different sports is a list of athletes who have won medals in two different sports at the Olympic Games. This...
- basketball and football players benefit the athletes' schools (through rent-s****ing) at the expense of the athletes. Economists have subsequently characterized...
- and field athletes, and the World Marathon Majors in marathon runnning. The word athletics is derived from the Ancient Gr**** ἀθλητής (athlētēs, "combatant...
- snow and ice sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with disabilities, the Youth Olympic Games for athletes aged 14 to 18, the five Continental Games (Pan...
- featuring 4,520 athletes from 163 National Paralympic Committees. Paralympians strive for equal treatment with non-disabled Olympic athletes, but there is...
- female athletes in professional sports. Female athletes struggle to obtain the same degree of visibility and sponsorship opportunities as male athletes, whose...