An '''athlete''' is a practitioner of [[sport]]. The term originally applied only to those who practiced the sport of [[athletics]]; however, it is now generally applied to all sportsmen and women, particularly those at an elite level. | An '''athlete''' is a practitioner of [[sport]]. The term originally applied only to those who practiced the sport of [[athletics]]; however, it is now generally applied to all sportsmen and women, particularly those at an elite level. |