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

Speak to an injured sportsperson and they will often tell you there are positives to their enforced absence – a chance to reset, to get in the gym and spend time with family.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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

The nerves, excitement and disappointments are all part of being a sportsperson.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 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