regional meet

Area athletic gathering

A regional meet is an athletic competition drawing participants from a defined geographic area, typically serving as a qualifying round for larger championships.

High school and college sports use regional meets to advance athletes to state or national levels: She qualified for states at the regional meet.

Most common in track and field, swimming, and gymnastics.

Related

qualifying time · district · championship · athletes · relay · anchor leg · hurdles · finals · personal best · heat · photo finish · stadium · sprinters · lanes · medals · medal stand · conference · sectional

Categories
Opposites
competitive scope/geographic level

regional meetworld championship

Top-tier international tournament victory

nationals · national championship · global competition · state meet · Olympic Games

competitive level/hierarchy

regional meetnational finals

Countrywide concluding contest

world finals · preliminary round · qualifying heat · elite competition

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G