Collocations for athletics - noun
1. (BrE) sports such as running, jumping, etc.
→ See also track and field
VERB + athletics
compete in,
do,
take part in
My daughter wants to compete in athletics.
My daughter wants to compete in athletics.
take up
She didn't take up athletics until she was 20.
She didn't take up athletics until she was 20.
quit
athletics + NOUN
championships,
competition,
event,
meet,
meeting
stadium
star
coach
club, team
federation
official
career
the hardest event of her athletics career
stadium
star
coach
club, team
federation
official
career
the hardest event of her athletics career
circuit,
scene,
world
How long has she been competing on the international athletics circuit?
How long has she been competing on the international athletics circuit?
2. (AmE) any sports
ADJECTIVE
collegiate,
intercollegiate
college, high-school
amateur, competitive, professional
college, high-school
amateur, competitive, professional