Sign for ATHLETE in ASL | ⛹️‍♀️ ASL Dictionary

How do you sign “Athlete” in ASL?

ATHLETE: ATHLETE in American Sign Language (ASL) names a person skilled in sports. Watch the video and animation below to see it signed.

ASL sign for athlete — animated demonstration

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What does ATHLETE mean in ASL?

ATHLETE describes the dedicated end of the sports world: training, competing, going pro. Deaf athletes star in a proud tradition of their own, and conversations about them give this sign cultural reach beyond the field.

It appears in Lesson 165 of Book 5.

📖 ATHLETE is taught in Lesson 165 of ASL 203: Fingerspelling I — Book 5 of the 216-Day Challenge →




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