athletics at the Summer Olympics
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Athletics at the Summer Olympics is a core Olympic sport encompassing track and field, road running, and racewalking events in which athletes from around the world compete for medals.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8305140 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: athletics at the Summer Olympics Context triple: [Great Britain Olympic athletics team, OlympicDiscipline, athletics at the Summer Olympics]
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athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was the track and field competition for para-athletes held as part of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, featuring a wide range of running, jumping, and throwing events across multiple disability classifications.
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Olympic Games
The Olympic Games were a major ancient Greek athletic and religious festival held in honor of Zeus, featuring competitions among city-states that inspired the modern international sporting event.
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World Athletics Championships events
World Athletics Championships events are the official track and field and road-running competitions held as part of the biennial global athletics championships organized by World Athletics.
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European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a major continental track and field competition organized by European Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Europe competing in a wide range of events.
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Olympic Games Marathon
The Olympic Games Marathon is the premier long-distance road race held at each Summer Olympics, featuring elite athletes competing over a 42.195 km course for Olympic medals and global prestige.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: athletics at the Summer Olympics Target entity description: Athletics at the Summer Olympics is a core Olympic sport encompassing track and field, road running, and racewalking events in which athletes from around the world compete for medals.
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athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was the track and field competition for para-athletes held as part of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, featuring a wide range of running, jumping, and throwing events across multiple disability classifications.
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Olympic Games
The Olympic Games were a major ancient Greek athletic and religious festival held in honor of Zeus, featuring competitions among city-states that inspired the modern international sporting event.
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C.
World Athletics Championships events
World Athletics Championships events are the official track and field and road-running competitions held as part of the biennial global athletics championships organized by World Athletics.
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D.
European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a major continental track and field competition organized by European Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Europe competing in a wide range of events.
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E.
Olympic Games Marathon
The Olympic Games Marathon is the premier long-distance road race held at each Summer Olympics, featuring elite athletes competing over a 42.195 km course for Olympic medals and global prestige.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic sport
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multi-sport discipline ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1896 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
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mixed ⓘ women ⓘ |
| hasEventType |
combined events
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hurdles ⓘ jumps ⓘ long-distance running ⓘ marathon ⓘ middle-distance running ⓘ race walk ⓘ relays ⓘ sprint ⓘ throws ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Olympic records are recognized
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national Olympic committees select athletes ⓘ qualification standards set by World Athletics ⓘ world records can be set ⓘ |
| hasVenueType |
road course
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stadium ⓘ |
| heldEvery | four years ⓘ |
| includes |
field events
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racewalking events ⓘ road running events ⓘ track events ⓘ |
| isCoreSportOf | Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalsAwarded |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
100 metres
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100 metres hurdles ⓘ 10000 metres ⓘ 110 metres hurdles ⓘ 1500 metres ⓘ 20 kilometres race walk ⓘ 200 metres ⓘ 35 kilometres race walk ⓘ 400 metres ⓘ 400 metres hurdles ⓘ 4×100 metres relay ⓘ 4×400 metres relay ⓘ 5000 metres ⓘ 800 metres ⓘ decathlon ⓘ discus throw ⓘ hammer throw ⓘ heptathlon ⓘ high jump ⓘ javelin throw ⓘ long jump ⓘ marathon race ⓘ pole vault ⓘ shot put ⓘ triple jump ⓘ |
| organizedBy | International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Summer Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringSystem |
distance-based for throws and horizontal jumps
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height-based for vertical jumps ⓘ points-based for combined events ⓘ time-based for track and road events ⓘ |
| sportGoverningBody | World Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCompetitionFormat |
finals
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heats and finals ⓘ qualification rounds ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: athletics at the Summer Olympics Description of subject: Athletics at the Summer Olympics is a core Olympic sport encompassing track and field, road running, and racewalking events in which athletes from around the world compete for medals.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Olympic Games athletics programme
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athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Olympic athletics
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athletics events at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics