This is the 8989th most frequent German word.
leichtathletik
"Leichtathletik" in English means "track and field athletics."
Describes the context of excelling within the athletics domain.
Er trainiert täglich, um in der Leichtathletik erfolgreich zu sein.
He trains daily to be successful in athletics.
Refers to athletics as the group of events collectively.
Bei den Olympischen Spielen beeindruckte die Leichtathletik alle Zuschauer.
At the Olympic Games, athletics impressed all spectators.
Used as a noun referring to the entire discipline of athletics.