sprinter

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There’s two Loyola High athletes, sprinter Zion Phelps and 400 runner Ejam Yohannes, who hope to use Arcadia as a springboard to continue their early success this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"Think of it like a marathon runner versus a sprinter," said Rando, who is also a professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Ka Ying Rising beat a top-class international field at the Everest in Sydney last October to cement his standing as the world's best sprinter.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

In Nielsen's case, the Team GB sprinter decided to slow down and ended up taking a three-month break.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

He was twice the height of a normal human and muscled like a sprinter, and from the shoulders up he bore a thick-maned lion's head.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda