No. 6,089 in Russian
спортсменам
"спортсменам" means "to athletes" in English.
In a sentence
Мы предложили спортсменам участвовать в спортивных соревнованиях.
We invited the athletes to participate in the sports competitions.
The word 'спортсменам' is in dative case, used here to indicate the indirect object of the invitation.
Вчера на площади выделили награды спортсменам за их достижения.
Yesterday in the square, awards were given to the athletes for their achievements.
Here, 'спортсменам' is also in dative case, representing the recipients of the awards.
В этом клубе уделяют внимание всем спортсменам.
In this club, attention is paid to all athletes.
In this sentence, 'спортсменам' is in dative case, used to express to whom the attention is directed.
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