Athletics is a term that humans can do in competitive sports and games requiring skill
That's interesting, do you do any athletics?
Yes i do motor sports such as dirt biking how about you ?
I like to play and watch baseball. 
Very great sport !  Another fact is that athletics has gained alot of importance at educational institutans 
You mean like Universities and colleges?
known as college athletics.
Athletics has gained significant importance at educational institutions; talented athletes may gain entry into higher education through athletic scholarships and represent their institutions in athletic conferences. Since the Industrial Revolution, people in the developed world have adopted an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. As a result athletics now plays a significant part in providing routine physical exercise. Athletic clubs worldwide offer athletic training facilities for multitudes of sports and games.
Etymology.
The word athletics is derived from the Greek word "athlos" (ἄθλος),
Athletics (physical culture)
Athletics is a term encompassing the human competitive sports and games requiring physical skill, and the systems of training that prepare athletes for competition performance. Athletic sports or contests are competitions which are primarily based on human physical competition, demanding the qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill. Athletic sports form the bulk of popular sporting activities, with other major forms including motorsports, , extreme sports and animal sports.
Athletic contests, as one of the earliest types of sport, are prehistoric and comprised