athlete
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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
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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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