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biathlon

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as in triathlon

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Recent Examples of biathlon In the space of a few minutes, Lægreid had managed to make not only the biathlon but the entirety of the Olympics about himself. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026 Nazgul’s owner, Enrico, was traveling to the biathlon event near the Austria/Italy border, Bild reported. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026 With Team France’s sizeable lead, Julia Simon did a victory lap in the final leg of the women’s 4x6 km biathlon relay to mark another gold medal for her country. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026 Norway, while leading in gold and overall medals, is highly concentrated in just two sports, biathlon and cross-country skiing, which account for 16 of 22 medals. — Brian Mann, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biathlon

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Lincoln Sabini was a member of the UC Davis triathlon sports club, was involved with the Davis Bike Collective and cycled regularly.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
With participation growing each year, organizers say the event formerly known as the Chicago Triathlon is on track to become the largest triathlon in the world.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of triathlon

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Harper Hutton, 12, of Aurora Flyers, placed second in the girls pentathlon high jump, fourth in the pentathlon 80-meter hurdles and pentathlon long jump and fifth in the girls pentathlon shot put.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of pentathlon

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Thode said Creator Showdown has six similar events lined up for 2027 with different sports, with a goal of hosting one a month the year after, potentially including some form of creator decathlon before the Olympic Games.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Sep. 2026
American Ashton Eaton defends his Olympic decathlon title, equaling the games record with a surge on the last lap of the 1,500 meters — the last event in the two-day competition.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of decathlon

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In 1988, Jackie Joyner-Kersey won gold and set a world record in the women’s heptathlon at the Summer Olympics in Seoul.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Those six days will not include selection for the decathlon, heptathlon or the 10,000 meters, all of which will be held earlier in the spring — at locations still to be determined — to allow for additional recovery.

— Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of heptathlon

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Bear 620 was raised with her cousin, Bear #690 (Bean), who won the Fat Bear Week Junior competition in 2022.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
Washington should use commercial investment and competition to expand viable launch sites and avoid dependence on any one provider or location.

— Mark Montgomery, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of competition

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The Bulldogs’ sensational sophomore setter, Kohen Cazmierczak (106 assists), earned all-tourney honors as did Winter Park junior Ellie Rodriguez.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Bechard led the Jayhawks to the NCAA Tournament 13 times, including three Sweet 16 appearances and a spot in the NCAA tourney semifinals in 2015.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tourney

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With sport fields and courts, playgrounds, a community center, pool, splash pad, and more, the spot is always buzzing with activity.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Then there's the additional conditioning involved outside of the sport, plus the competition itself.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

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