CREATE TABLE table_32972 ("Year" FLOAT, "Sportsperson" TEXT, "Nation of birth" TEXT, "Team" TEXT, "Competition  ,  federation  ,  or league" TEXT, "Sport" TEXT)

Who playes the sport of athletics?
SELECT "Sportsperson" FROM table_32972 WHERE "Sport" = 'athletics'
SELECT "Sportsperson" FROM "table_32972" WHERE "Sport" = 'athletics'