bout

athletics, sport

battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle

championship, national(s)

final, play-off, semifinal

derby, field day, open, outing

biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon

marathon, race, ultramarathon

heat, round, run, set

rally, volley

round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death

dead heat, photo finish, seesaw

classic

recurrence, relapse

brainstorm, convulsion, pang, paroxysm, spasm, throe

agitation, frenzy

breakdown, collapse, prostration