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Mara Flavia Souza Araujo, 38, drowned during the swim portion of the Ironman Texas triathlon in The Woodlands on Saturday, according to authorities.
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Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The triathlon, officially named the Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas, was being held in The Woodlands, located about 30 miles north of Houston.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Women’s flag football is one of four women’s sports on the NCAA’s emerging sports for women program, along with rugby, equestrian and triathlon.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Those women’s sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, equestrian, soccer, swimming and driving, rifle, volleyball, and triathlon.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
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Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The triathlon, officially named the Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas, was being held in The Woodlands, located about 30 miles north of Houston.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Women’s flag football is one of four women’s sports on the NCAA’s emerging sports for women program, along with rugby, equestrian and triathlon.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Those women’s sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, equestrian, soccer, swimming and driving, rifle, volleyball, and triathlon.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triathlon
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Toyota supported Andrea Eskau, the German Paralympic skier who won gold in the 6km biathlon and silver in the 5km cross-country at the 2014 Sochi Games, at age 42.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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Medals clanked around their necks as winners from the nine-member decathlon team at Granada Hills Charter High School strutted onto campus Tuesday, met by cheers and claps, bringing home yet another U.S. Academic Decathlon victory.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 29-year-old went to Baylor and competed for the school’s track and field team and earned All-Big 12 honors with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon in 2016.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Freshman Liisa-Maria Lusti became the second Oregon woman to win the pentathlon — first since Brianne Theisen-Eaton in 2012 — with a season-best 4,498 points.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Feyerabend, Mountain West’s reigning indoor pentathlon champion, won four of five events en route to a personal best of 4,270 points and a 206-point victory.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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You’re disqualified from the tournament.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Derek White Thursday's stop was part of Coca-Cola's global FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour, which is traveling to dozens of cities ahead of the tournament.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The only other gold scored by the Aztecs was claimed by Jenna Fee Feyerabend, who finished with a conference-record score of 5,905 in the heptathlon.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2026
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How other Longhorns did at the Texas Relays In other Relays news, UT sophomore Tabea Eitel, who was second in the heptathlon after Wednesday's competition, finished second Thursday.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Browns are expected to hold a quarterback competition in training camp among Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, and Dillon Gabriel, with rookie Taylen Green selected in the 2026 NFL Draft.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Critics portray the movement as politically motivated, but many athletes and parents involved insist their concerns center on competition rather than ideology.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The Jayhawks have won one league postseason tourney title, upending Nebraska 9-7 in 2006 at Oklahoma City.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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In the spirit of the tourney, 100 percent of net proceeds go to charity.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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The two finished atop a crowded field that also featured Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who both struggled to break through in a GOP contest overshadowed by the feud between the two front-runners.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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Players can enter contests and earn points toward a Showcase race, which is essentially a boss confrontation.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triathlon. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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