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strict definition
athletics
A venue for sports demonstrating individual speed, strength, or agility without games.
An athletics venue is a place for individual sports, paired performances, relays, and related formats which are generally pure demonstrations of agility, coordination, speed, or strength, without being games.
The sporting performance demonstrates physical ability without the format of a game against an opponent. Paired performances and relays are allowed, so participation by several people does not make every such activity a team game.
Individual contests concern athletic games with direct opposition between players. The distinction depends on the format of the sport, not simply on the number of competitors at the venue.
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More specific definitions
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climbing
A place with walls or vertical structures designated for recreational climbing or rappelling. -
gymnastics
Space for gymnastic practice or performance, with an open floor and various gymnastic equipment. -
ice skating
Space for the practice or performance of figure skating or racing on ice skates. -
roller skating
A rink or other space for roller or inline skating, including flat, banked, and obstacle-equipped surfaces. -
skateboarding
Space designated for skating on wheeled boards, with special ramps and obstacles. -
ski jumping
A facility for ski jumping, including outdoor launch slopes and indoor spaces accommodating the complete jump course. -
skiing
Places for recreational or competitive skiing with snow-covered slopes or surfaces. -
sledding
A designated site for sliding on sleds or toboggans, using natural slopes, artificial hills, or constructed chutes. -
snowboarding
A site designated for sliding down a snow-covered slope on a board attached to the rider's feet. -
swimming
Pools or other water areas designated for swimming, with pools large and deep enough for timed laps but not necessarily marked lanes. -
track and field
Space for team or individual contests involving running events and/or field events. -
weightlifting
Space for weight training or performance, including free weights and resistance machines for fitness or strength work.
Related definitions
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animal sports
A venue for sports involving animals as participants or auxiliary participants. -
exercise
Places designated for noncompetitive physical conditioning through aerobic, strength, or coordination exercises. -
individual contests
A venue for athletic games which involves direct competition between individual players. -
mixed sports
Venues for a large variety of sports, with fewer than five customary sports assigned individually instead. -
team sports
Venues for athletic games played under defined rules between opposing teams of players. -
vehicle sports
Venues for races, performance stunts, or other sports carried out by operating motorized vehicles.