| TRIATHLONS | Train sloth to race in athletics events (10) |
| DALAILAMA | Hype about Andean wool-producer overcoming sloth to become religious leader (5,4) |
| PENTATHLON | On tenth lap, running in athletics event (10) |
| PISTOL | Starting ____, item used to give the signal to start a race in athletics (6) |
| ANCHOR | ____ leg, the last stage of a relay race in athletics (6) |
| HEAT | Preliminary race in athletics (4) |
| ONYOURMARKS | First three words said by an official starter before a sprint race in athletics (2,4,5) |
| MIDDLEDISTANCES | Races in athletics typically between 800 metres and 3000 metres in length (6,9) |
| RUNNINGAMAZE | Trying to escape taking part in athletics event (7,1,4) |
| SHOTPUT | Try to get place in athletics event (4,3) |
| POLEVAULT | Vote Paul rigged to keep student in athletics event (4,5) |
| TRACKEVENT | A competition in athletics such as the 100 metres sprint or a relay race (5,5) |
| HAMMER | Trounce in athletics event |
| DISCUSSED | Kicked around in athletics event, small European departs (9) |
| RACE | Runs with champion in athletics event |
| DISCUS | Record set by American in athletics event |
| HAMMERTOE | In athletics event, stroke evenly - despite this deformity? |
| RACEME | Cluster in athletics event with yours truly coming last (6) |
| LONGJUMP | See note on good start in athletics event (4,4) |
| SEVEN | So many taking part in athletics event (5) |
