: a segment of a population that is of approximately the same age or is within a specified range of ages
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Ordóñez and Pelayo were both called up to U.S. age-group national teams but chose to leave and play for Mexico at the senior level.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Mary Cain was the youngest ever US track and field athlete to make the World Championships team, a teenage phenomenon who held several national age-group records in middle-distance running.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
Registration closed on September 16 and the age-group field and charity fields will be announced by about the first week of October.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2022
The lifting of the UEFA ban is limited and provisional, covering only age-group teams; Russia’s senior men’s and women’s teams are still ineligible for international competition.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
But long after several dozen elite runners complete the loop around Mont Blanc, age-group runners continue to endure the grueling climbs and punishing descents of the course and a second night of running through the dark to make their own glorious finishes in Chamonix.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2022
Even Prince William and Kate’s popularities wane significantly among the younger age-group, with one YouGov poll showing that just over 40% of 18-24-year-olds express a positive view of each of them in contrast to around 85% of over 65s.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023
Boyes had a storied career that included an age-group record in a 1,000-meter time trial in 2015.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2023
Grandson Dan Baker has run the Boston Marathon several times and recently won an age-group race in Florida.
—Gregg Doyel
indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2023
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Mary Cain was the youngest ever US track and field athlete to make the World Championships team, a teenage phenomenon who held several national age-group records in middle-distance running.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
Registration closed on September 16 and the age-group field and charity fields will be announced by about the first week of October.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2022
The lifting of the UEFA ban is limited and provisional, covering only age-group teams; Russia’s senior men’s and women’s teams are still ineligible for international competition.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
But long after several dozen elite runners complete the loop around Mont Blanc, age-group runners continue to endure the grueling climbs and punishing descents of the course and a second night of running through the dark to make their own glorious finishes in Chamonix.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2022
Even Prince William and Kate’s popularities wane significantly among the younger age-group, with one YouGov poll showing that just over 40% of 18-24-year-olds express a positive view of each of them in contrast to around 85% of over 65s.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023
Boyes had a storied career that included an age-group record in a 1,000-meter time trial in 2015.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2023
Grandson Dan Baker has run the Boston Marathon several times and recently won an age-group race in Florida.
—Gregg Doyel
indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2023
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“Age-group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age-group. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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