funambulism vs athletics

funambulism and athletics both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
funambulism	Yes	No	No	No
athletics	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, athletics is a hypernym of funambulism; that is, athletics is a word with a broader meaning than funambulism:

Other hypernyms of funambulism include sport.

funambulism (noun)	athletics (noun)
walking on a tightrope or slack rope	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
	participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
	a contest between athletes