Imidlalo yezemidlalo

ezokusubatha  yiqembu lemicimbi yezemidlalo ehilela ukuncintisana ukugijima, ukugxuma, ukuphonsa, nokuhamba. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zemincintiswano yezemidlalo ithrekhi nenkambu, ukugijima emgwaqeni, ukugijima ezweni lonke kanye nomjaho wokuhamba.

Imiphumela yemicimbi yomjaho inqunywa ngokuqeda kweskhundla (noma isikhathi, lapho okukalwe khona),  ukugxuma nokuphonsa kunqotshwa ngumdlali ofinyelela esilinganisweni esiphakeme noma esiqhele kakhulu ochungechungeni lwemizamo. Ukulula kwemincintiswano, kanye nokuntuleka kwesidingo semishini ebizayo, kwenza i-athletics ibe ngenye yezinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zemidlalo emhlabeni. I-Athletics ngokuyinhloko iwumdlalo womuntu ngamunye, ngaphandle kwemincintiswano ye-relay kanye nemincintiswano ehlanganisa ukusebenza kwabasubathi ukuze kube neqembu, njenge-cross country.