Athletics

Definition of Athletics as it relates to Sports, Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games

Athletics encompasses a wide array of track and field events, such as running, jumping, throwing, and walking competitions. At the Youth Olympic Games, these events serve as a platform for young athletes to showcase their skills, determination, and sportsmanship in various disciplines like sprints, hurdles, relays, long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, javelin, discus, hammer throw, and race walking. Athletics at the Youth Olympic Games is not just about individual achievements, but also fosters a sense of team spirit through relay events, thereby making it an integral part of the broader sports community under the umbrella of the Olympic Games and Sports.

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