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athlete

[ath-leet] / ˈæθ lit /


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Those two runs, just three weeks apart, are the only two sub-1:54 performances since Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova set her record time of 1:53.28.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Teenage athlete Dennis Castillo spent 28 excruciating hours trapped under the rubble in quake-hit Venezuela, with a beam crushing her left leg as she waited to be rescued.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

And, despite a dad bod that hardly made him look like an elite athlete, Skenes did it by throwing hard.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He lives in an area where spotting a pro athlete walking or working out is routine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

And as I got older, I came to know Ali as more than just an athlete.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Just two athletes stood between the Briton and total domination in the early years of her career.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The priciest options are designed especially for athletes, and Dos Santos -- who himself lost two legs in a car accident -- has visited this cohort following the quakes.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Hannah East, a sports psychologist in training who works with athletes to help improve their performance, agrees these things can help, buts says it's more of an "indirect link".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The institutions that control the college-sports marketplace are asking Congress for permission to coordinate the rules that govern athletes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

I've gotten e-mail from rock stars, athletes, actors and actresses, and even the President.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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