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athlete

[ath-leet] / ˈæθ lit /


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In such a world, fans will be able to watch replays from the view of their favorite athlete.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

But Vladyslav Heraskevych, a Ukrainian winter athlete in the sport of skeleton, called the IOC’s move “a shameful decision.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

These milestones were the culmination of Parks' tireless lobbying; the debt to him was formally acknowledged in 2010 when he became the first wheelchair athlete to be inducted into tennis' Hall of Fame.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

The Kenyan athlete, who is the reigning world champion over the distance, surged past the Briton in the home straight to win in a time of one minute and 56.19 seconds.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

“My athlete says you don’t have her paperwork,” I said, with my hand outstretched with Faizah’s documents.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Soccer is the No. 1 sport in most countries, so the top athletes naturally gravitate to it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

They became a bigger selling point for beverages after Gatorade, launched in the 1960s, and Powerade, launched in the 1980s, marketed them as a something that could help athletes rehydrate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

Vozinha's performance in that game saw his fame explode overnight, and his 50,000 Instagram followers ballooned to 17.4 million - more than athletes such as NFL legend Tom Brady.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The IOC said all returning Russian athletes must meet relevant antidoping requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

What the athletes also gave him was an ability to reach into every slice of the school’s population, into every self-defined and self-limiting clique.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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