sprinter
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A crowd of 13,623 were at Birmingham's 23,000-capacity Alexander Stadium to watch Britain's 24-year-old sprinter Amy Hunt win the women's 100m at the European Athletics Championships last month.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A crowd of 13,623 watched as Britain's 24-year-old sprinter Amy Hunt stormed to her first senior international title, in a stadium that has a capacity of 23,000.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Surely Lidl-Trek is happy with its best team classification and Pedersen’s green jersey as best sprinter, but an American wearing stars and stripes winning a stage on an American-made bike?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"I ploughed on through yesterday, thinking I'm not going to take a tactical nap," the ex-English sprinter explained.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Clayton wasn’t much of a runner but the thought of a train or a cop on his tail turned him into a sprinter.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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