athletic games
Organized physical competitions
Athletic games are organized competitions involving physical skill, strength, or endurance.
The term encompasses everything from track and field events to team sports, often in formal settings like schools or international competitions: The athletic games drew thousands of spectators.
In classical contexts, it refers specifically to ancient Greek competitions like the Olympic Games.
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- opening ceremonyFormal start of event
- gold medalAward for winning
- medal ceremonyFormal prize-giving event
- archeryShooting with bows
decathlon · badminton · run · World Cup · baseball · Commonwealth Games · jump · tennis · soccer · gymnastics · boxing · track and field · starting blocks · weightlifting · race · photo finish · finish line · golf
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
- Ancient OlympiaOlympia, Temple of Zeus, stadium, Olympic Games, Zeus
- Ancient MediterraneanGreek influence, treaties, alliances, colonization, conquests
- Greek sanctuariesDelphi, Olympia, sacred grove, oracle, priestess
- Hellenistic cultureStoicism, Epicureanism, syncretism, cosmopolitanism, agora
- Spartaagoge, helots, phalanx, Spartans, Leonidas
athletic gamesboard games
Structured tabletop play
card games · tabletop games · video games · chess · mind games
athletic gamesgames of chance
Contests determined by randomness
lottery · dice games · slot machines · roulette · bingo
athletic gamesspectating
Viewing an event unfold
reading · lounging · sitting around · inactivity · idleness