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Recent Examples of triathlon
During their last year of completing work for doctoral degrees in physiology, twin sisters Michal Mor and Merav Mor started to compete in Ironman triathlon races.
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Afshan Musani, CNBC, 5 June 2025
His first-place win on Sunday marked his third title in three years, triathlon officials said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Authorities do not suspect foul play is involved with the disappearance of Valencia, who friends said was in shape for triathlons, according to WSB-TV.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
Alex Yee, the Olympic triathlon champion, finished in 13th place, with a time of 2:11:06, the second faster Briton behind Mahamed Mahamed, who ranked ninth with 2:08:52.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Afshan Musani, CNBC, 5 June 2025
His first-place win on Sunday marked his third title in three years, triathlon officials said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Authorities do not suspect foul play is involved with the disappearance of Valencia, who friends said was in shape for triathlons, according to WSB-TV.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
Alex Yee, the Olympic triathlon champion, finished in 13th place, with a time of 2:11:06, the second faster Briton behind Mahamed Mahamed, who ranked ninth with 2:08:52.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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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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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
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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
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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Other names appearing somewhere on tournament’s leaderboard include NFL players Travis and Jason Kelce, Sacramento Kings player Zach Lavine, and actors Miles Teller and Alfonso Ribeiro.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Sinner seemed to mean it, and to live by it; he had nearly been knocked out of the tournament during the quarterfinals, when Grigor Dimitrov had taken the first two sets and had the match in control before blowing out a pectoral muscle.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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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
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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
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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
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After beginning his Team Penske career in 2007 as a sports car tire specialist, Law rose through the ranks to become a championship-winning chief mechanic in the IndyCar Series before enjoying the same success in sports car competition.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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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
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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
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Wilson entered Tuesday’s contest averaging 21.9 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, on 45.8 percent shooting from the field.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Although Stevenson got the stoppage in that fight, many were unhappy with the lack of action in the contest, especially since Padley accepted the fight during the week of the event, replacing Floyd Schofield.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triathlon. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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