triple jump vs athletics

triple jump and athletics both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
triple jump	Yes	No	No	No
athletics	Yes	No	No	No

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

triple jump: an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement
athletics: a contest between athletes

Other hypernyms of triple jump include athletic competition, athletic contest.

triple jump (noun)	athletics (noun)
an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
	participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
	a contest between athletes