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Recent Examples of triathlon
Paralympic Games triathlon events in Paris' Seine River were postponed Sunday for a day due to water quality concerns, organizers announced.
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 2 Sep. 2024
Haley also enjoys competing in triathlons, produces a podcast about the Cowboys Cheerleaders called Just4Kicks, and has a close relationship with her grandfather.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
No American has competed in triathlon and cycling at the same Olympics ever before.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Her travel schedule for triathlon left very little time to train specifically for cycling.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 2 Sep. 2024
Haley also enjoys competing in triathlons, produces a podcast about the Cowboys Cheerleaders called Just4Kicks, and has a close relationship with her grandfather.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
No American has competed in triathlon and cycling at the same Olympics ever before.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Her travel schedule for triathlon left very little time to train specifically for cycling.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triathlon
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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One such approach is Dr. Attia’s centenarian decathlon which is described here.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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That could mean a run by the transgender Caitlyn Jenner, formerly named Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion once thought to rival the late Jim Thorpe as possibly the greatest athlete of all time.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2025
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About 10,000 military athletes from over 100 countries will participate in 25 sports, including traditional games such as archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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Athletes compete in traditional sports like archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Their season ended with a 120-106 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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After all, the Heat was 5-1 this season (including the play-in tournament) when using this starting group.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Across the track, the Aggies also saw wins from its distance medley relay team and Blake Harris in the heptathlon and from Samuel Whitmarsh in the 800m. Whitmarsh earned his second straight SEC title, legging past Mississippi State’s Abdullah Hassan in 1:47.69.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Four years later, after competing in her second Olympics and winning two gold medals (in the long jump and the heptathlon), Joyner-Kersee fulfilled another dream by establishing the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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Most importantly, this competition is not ideological.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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This year, there's little other competition for NFL-ready quarterbacks.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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However, her unbeaten ended in the finals of the 2022 PFL lightweight tourney when Pacheco scored a unanimous decision win over Harrison.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Miami Heat has already made NBA play-in tournament history before, becoming the first team to qualify for the playoffs through the play-in tourney and then win a first-round series.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Every game moving forward is a single-elimination contest for the Lakers, who entered the series as favorites with aspirations of making the Western Conference finals or going further.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Cavaliers will be massive favorites in that contest, and Garland may be available for that contest.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triathlon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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