pentathlon

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Recent Examples of pentathlon 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 Jenna Fee Feyerabend won the pentathlon, claiming firsts in the high jump and shot put plus second in the long jump and 60 meters. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 What are the similarities between (equestrian) dressage and artistic swimming and the 100-meter sprint and the pentathlon? Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025 The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pentathlon
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Noun
  • So much so that during the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Hall decided to contest the heptathlon and 400-meter hurdles.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Barlow will also compete Saturday in the 5A 300-meter hurdles, and now wants to pursue a heptathlon in college, headed to MSU Denver next year on a hurdling scholarship.
    Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
  • The decathlon will be contested Wednesday (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400) and Thursday (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Before the music began, Watanabe paid tribute to Minnesota Orchestra viola player Ken Freed, who died on June 29 while running in a sprint triathlon.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
  • Heavy rain also caused a spike in bacteria during the Olympics, causing the triathlon to be postponed a day.
    Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The men’s tournament will begin on June 11, 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
    Pete Grathoff July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
  • The president’s attendance at the Club World Cup event comes just a year before the U.S. is set to co-host FIFA’s marquee tournament—the 2026 World Cup—along with Canada and Mexico.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Four women’s teams (Duke, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas) will participate in their own tourney on Nov. 26 and 27 at the two venues in Vegas.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
  • Tennis tourney for adults, kids features round-robin format Registration continues through July 11 for Naperville Park District’s Summer Slam all-city tennis tournament, which will be held Friday, July 18.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Their manager, Sarina Wiegman, has an extraordinary record in this competition, having won it with both the Netherlands and England.
    Darren Richman, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • Similar to Chestnut, Kobayashi was banned from competing in the Nathan’s competition due to a contract dispute in 2010.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025

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“Pentathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pentathlon. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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