sportsperson

Example Sentences

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This award goes to the outstanding young sportsperson aged 18 or under on 1 January 2025, with the winner decided by the panel.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

But McCullum said the all-rounder is "the most ruthless" sportsperson he has ever met.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Ms Abad Ramon remembered Rocio not only as a keen sportsperson and committed student, but as "an extroverted" woman who would "always be laughing and the first one to make a joke".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

This would not usually allow her to play in the PWR under the 'international sportsperson route' as she would have needed to play for the USA XVs side in the last 24 months.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

To capture recurrent patterns characteristic of high efficiency performance and to emulate or improve them, adapt them to the type of sportsperson prepared for a certain contest, becomes part of the broader experience.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai