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triathlon

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as in biathlon

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Recent Examples of triathlon As recently as 2013, the Paris triathlon had to be canceled outright because the water quality was too dangerous for athletes. — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 There are many different ways to take active vacations including niches such as white water rafting, surfing schools, yoga retreats, and triathlon training camps. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 To shopping editors, Amazon’s Prime Day events are the bi-annual triathlon of capitalism. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026 In 2013, triathlon racers reportedly fell ill after competing following a storm. — Daniel Bain, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for triathlon

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Noun

Masters would go on to compete in rowing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, and cycling, winning medals across both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The sport was introduced for athletes with physical disabilities at the 1988 Innsbruck Paralympic Games and for athletes with visual disabilities in 1992 at Albertville.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of biathlon

Noun

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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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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Clark made her first appearance in a major international tournament this month while helping the United States win its fifth consecutive World Cup championship.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Perception set up a dummy news site and created fake social-media accounts highlighting the tournament’s amenities, which included kosher food in stadiums.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of tournament

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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
Husband-wife duo Eoin Murphy and Emma McNelis of Dublin were in Alexander Stadium to see O’Connor complete her heptathlon victory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of heptathlon

Noun

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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Gary Woodland leads notable faces in crowd Former KU golfer Gary Woodland, a captain’s assistant for the upcoming Presidents Cup international golf tourney in Medinah, Illinois, was introduced to the crowd in the first quarter.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Now the tournaments are held in different years with the men's championship a year before the Olympics and the women's tourney two years before the Games.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tourney

Noun

Wheaton is famous for being Red Grange’s hometown, but the crosstown rivalry game on Friday looked more like a Dick Butkus or Mike Singletary type of contest for a while.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
With their countries in a generational contest for economic and technological dominance, the two appear to be betting that a combination of personal rapport and mutual interest can prevent the competition from boiling over into open conflict.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

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