No. 8,989 in German
leichtathletik
"Leichtathletik" in English means "track and field athletics."
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Die Leichtathletik ist eine vielseitige Sportart.
Athletics is a versatile sport.
Used as a noun referring to the entire discipline of athletics.
Er trainiert täglich, um in der Leichtathletik erfolgreich zu sein.
He trains daily to be successful in athletics.
Describes the context of excelling within the athletics domain.
Bei den Olympischen Spielen beeindruckte die Leichtathletik alle Zuschauer.
At the Olympic Games, athletics impressed all spectators.
Refers to athletics as the group of events collectively.
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