multisport
adjective
mul·ti·sport
ˌməl-tē-ˈspȯrt 
-ˌtī-
: involving two or more different sports
a multisport competition
also, of an athlete
: skilled in playing two or more different sports
For one thing, they signed multisport players like junior quarterback Ortege Jenkins, who spent two years as a backup shooting guard on the Arizona basketball team … —
Ivan Maisel
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The California Police Athletic Federation hosts the multisport Olympics-style competition with athletes from across the country representing law enforcement, firefighters, and officers from corrections, probation, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The California Police Athletic Federation hosts the multisport Olympics-style competition with athletes from across the country representing law enforcement, firefighters and officers from Corrections, Probation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The California Police Athletic Federation hosts the multisport Olympics-style competition with athletes from across the country representing law enforcement, firefighters and officers from Corrections, Probation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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“Multisport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multisport. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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