Athletics

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
a i c
An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
2.
r g
Moving fast on foot
3.
d u
An athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
4.
l j
A competition that involves ___ as far as possible from a running start
5.
t e j
6.
h j
A competition that involves ___ as ___ as possible over a horizontal bar
7.
t
A line or route along which something travels or moves
8.
f
Open area of grass or crops
9.
h s
A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races (plural)
10.
s p
11.
r
A fresh team to relieve weary draft animals
12.
s n
To run very fast, usually for a short distance
13.
i n
Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc
14.
t b a
15.
c s b
16.
p r i
To share in something
17.
c
A cry or shout of approval
18.
t
Two or more draft animals that work together to pull something
19.
t h
An award for success in war or hunting
20.
r s
Any long object resembling a thin line (plural)
21.
f
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at ___ of the bases
22.
w i
The contestant who wins the contest (plural)
23.
s t r y