athletics
Let an agent explain athletics disciplines and rules, follow competitions and records with sources, support training and participation safely, and describe governance and history.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand Athletics disciplines.
Disciplines
Disciplines and rules.
Disciplines
Disciplines.
- What events make up athletics, and what are the main rules for track, field, road and combined events? definition
- Is athletics as track and field or as sport in general meant? boundary
Para
Para athletics.
Para
Para athletics.
- How is para athletics organised, including classification? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific event? action
Follow Competitions and records.
Competitions
Major competitions.
Competitions
Competitions.
- What are the major athletics competitions, and how can results be followed from official sources? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific championship? action
Records
Records.
Records
Records.
- How are world records ratified, and which records are notable? provenance
- How is doping addressed, according to governing bodies? provenance
Train Training and participation.
Start
Getting started.
Start
Starting.
- How can someone start athletics at a club or in school, and how is training structured safely? provenance
- Is someone injured or unwell now, needing medical help? boundary
Coaching
Coaching and facilities.
Coaching
Coaching.
- What coaching qualifications and facility standards exist? provenance
- Which entry fits sports coaching? action
Learn History and governance.
History
History of athletics.
History
History.
- How did athletics develop from ancient games to modern federations? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Governance
Governance.
Governance
Governance.
- How is athletics governed internationally and nationally, and which debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- road running, men's athletics, parkour, combined track and field events, para athletics, racewalking, women's athletics, indoor athletics, Ajalkalá, paratriathlete, jumping sport, Schleuderballwurf
What it is Filled
A group of sports comprising track and field events such as running, jumping and throwing, road running, racewalking, cross country and combined events, contested at the Olympics and world championships and in para athletics for athletes with disabilities; athletics is governed by World Athletics and national federations, practised from school to elite level, and also used in some countries as a general term for sport.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain athletics disciplines and rules, follow competitions and records with sources, support training and participation safely, and describe governance and history.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Measured performance
- Multiple disciplines
- Federation-governed
- Olympic core sport
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Help athletes dope or evade testing.
- Push athletes to train through injury or extreme heat.
- Publish athletes' medical or private data beyond official statements.
- Present unratified marks as official records.
Only with a human decision
- Changing results after an anti-doping or eligibility ruling.
May
- Report athletics results, records and schedules from the governing body.
- Explain events and rules in general terms.
Moral aspects Filled
- Doping and eligibility disputes affect athletes' careers and fairness.
- Heat illness in endurance events can kill.
Who is affected
- Athletes
- Officials
- Spectators
Owners Filled
Steward
The national and international athletics federations that govern competition.
Master systems
- Official results and records lists
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11047409 - registry parent class
- Q212434 - registry parent class
related
- Olympic sport - category
- physical fitness - training basis
- cycling - another endurance sport
- volleyball at the Summer Olympics - another Olympic event entry
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.athletics
- Wikidata: Q542 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Running, jumping, throwing, walking
- Track, field, road and cross country
- Gymnastics and swimming are separate sports
- Athletes competing on tracks, fields and roads.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain disciplines and rules
- follow competitions and records
- support training and participation
- describe governance and history
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Injuries from overtraining
- Doping
- Heat illness in endurance events
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- World Athletics competition and technical rules
- Anti-doping rules
- Facility and equipment standards
Context of use required Filled
- Track and field and related sports.
- track events
- field events
- road running and marathon
- racewalking and cross country
- combined events and para athletics
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q542: athletics - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Sport of athletics - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each discipline be a separate entry?
- How should records databases be linked?
- How should para athletics be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q542/spec.json