The word athletics comes from words ἄθλος ('athlos') that means prize. 

Track and field

• Track and field comes in both indoor and outdoor formats.

•  Indoor competitions occurring in winter, while outdoor events are mostly held in summer.

• Types of running events are held on the track which fall into distance categories: sprints, middle-distance and long-distance track events.

• The field events come in two types jumping and throwing competitions.

• Throwing events they measure by how far they hurl an implement, the common events are the shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throw. 

• There are four common jumping events: the long jump and triple jump that they will be measured by the horizontal distance that they jump, while the high jump and pole vault are decided on the height achieved.