This is the 9412th most frequent Swedish word.
friidrotten
Track and field.
In this context, 'friidrotten' refers to a specific upcoming track and field event the individuals are preparing for.
De tränar hårt inför friidrotten nästa månad.
They train hard for the track and field event next month.
Here, 'friidrotten' is used to express successes within the realm of track and field sports in general.
Sverige har haft många framgångar inom friidrotten.
Sweden has had many successes in track and field.
Here, 'friidrotten' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to the track and field sport as a general activity.