athlete

Example Sentences

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Friday's opening ceremony will be primarily held at the San Siro football stadium in Milan, with three other venues hosting the traditional athletes parade, due to the sprawling nature of this year's Olympics.

From Barron's

My shoulders were starting to look like those of an athlete.

From Literature

He’s the only athlete from the City Section competing, and two former Super Bowl MVPs were John Elway from Granada Hills and Malcolm Smith from Taft.

From Los Angeles Times

Team GB have sent 53 athletes to the Games with plenty of medal potential.

From BBC

The IOC said it could not comment on individual cases but that the panel had "reviewed the athletes in accordance with the executive board decision and the principles it had established".

From BBC