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In the sport of athletics, international competitions between national teams can be distinguished into four main types: *
Multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of interna ...
s, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme *
World championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
s, the primary competitions where all nations may compete *
Continental Continental may refer to: Places * Continent, the major landmasses of Earth * Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US * Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US Arts and entertainment * ''Continental'' ( ...
or regional championships, between nations of a specific geographical area * Competitions where the invited nations or athletes are from a shared community, typically based on language, religion, ethnicity, occupation or political allegiance Competitions between athletes of different nations which do not feature team selection at national or continental level, such as the Diamond League, are excluded.


Single-sport competitions


Athletics at multi-sport events


See also

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List of multi-sport events A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. Events are typically held over a few days to accom ...


References


International Athletics Championships, Games and Cups
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-08. {{International athletics * *
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...