para-athletics

noun

The disability-adapted form of athletics (“track and field”).

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para track and fielddisability track and fielddisabled track and fieldparalympic track and fieldparalympic athleticsdisability athleticsdisabled athleticsparasport
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Meanings

nounpara-athletics (uncountable)

alternative parathletics · alternative paraathletics · alternative para athletics

  1. uncountablehobbiesThe disability-adapted form of athletics (“track and field”).

    Synonyms: para track and field, disability track and field, disabled track and field, paralympic track and field, paralympic athletics, disability athletics, disabled athletics

  2. uncountablehobbiesDisability-adapted form of sport (“athletics”)

    Synonyms: parasport, paralympic sport, disabled sport, disability sport, parasports, paralympic sports, disabled sports, disability sports

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe disability-adapted form of athletics (“track and field”).

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para track and fielddisability track and fielddisabled track and fieldparalympic track and fieldparalympic athleticsdisability athleticsdisabled athletics

nounDisability-adapted form of sport (“athletics”)

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parasportparalympic sportdisabled sportdisability sportparasportsparalympic sportsdisabled sportsdisability sports

Origin

From para- + athletics.

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APA

para-athletics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/para-athletics

MLA

“para-athletics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/para-athletics. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “para-athletics,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/para-athletics.

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