Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7) - Sports Competitions

a series of international contests in which people with physical disabilities take part in

the numerical position or order of teams and individuals based on their performance in a competition or over a period of time

a person or team finishing in second place in a competition or event

a person who watches sport competitions closely

an individual, team, etc. who is regarded as weaker compared to others and has little chance of success as a result

a series of sporting games in which teams or players compete against different rivals in different rounds until only one remains and that is the winner

a preliminary event or competition determining which participants advance to the main event or competition

a structure used in sports competitions consisting of three adjacent platforms of different levels, on which winners stand to receive their awards

a brief pause or interruption in an activity

an act in a sport that is against the rules and is not allowed

to defeat someone or a group decisively in a competition

a group of sports clubs or players who compete against each other and are put together based on the points they have gained through the season

to remove a player from active play, typically having them sit on the sidelines

to try to take the ball from the players of the other team, usually by forcing them down, in sports such as American football or rugby

someone who trains a person or team in sport

a race format where individuals or teams compete against the clock to achieve the fastest time