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

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