athletic contest

Other forms: athletic contests

Definitions of athletic contest

1. noun

   a contest between athletes
   synonyms: athletic competition, athletics

   types:

   decathlon

   an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

   Olympiad, Olympic Games, Olympics

   an international sports competition that takes place every two years, alternating between winter and summer sports

   Special Olympics

   an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons

   prelim, preliminary

   a minor match preceding the main event

   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

   tug-of-war

   a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

   triathlon

   an athletic contest consisting of three different events (typically running, swimming, and cycling)

   biathlon

   an athletic contest consisting of two different events (typically cross-country skiing and rifle shooting)

   Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics

   an Olympics for winter sports

   gymkhana

   a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes

   race meeting

   a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track

   regatta

   a series of boat races

   swim meet, swimming meet

   a swimming competition between two or more teams

   track meet

   a track and field competition between two or more teams

   type of:

   competition, contest

   an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants