as in games
a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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Her prowess in goal has O'Connor in strong position for a playoff spot in third place in District 28-6A entering Friday's games, with a shot to challenge for the district title.—
Jeffrey Perkins,
San Antonio Express-News,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Attending Globetrotters games in Philadelphia with his father and brothers every year helped Artis fall in love with basketball.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sabalenka has been mostly dominant ever since, reaching four of the next five Grand Slam finals, plus another big final at the WTA Tour Finals.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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On her fourth and final run, Fischnaller lost control on the ninth curve, and her sled lost contact with the ice — a scenario that can quickly take a sliding sports crash from bad to catastrophic.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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This is why sports retain the rare commercial value as live programming.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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High school culinary classes and a first job at Bob Evans Farmhouse Kitchen propelled her into a gig at Muirfield Village Golf Club, working tournaments.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t include tournaments, and the costs associated with travel.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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Erica Fox was a swimmer and triathlete who had done two half-Ironmans and numerous other triathlons and who for almost 20 years did an annual triathlon called Escape From Alcatraz, her father said.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Decathlons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlons. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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