athlete

Example Sentences

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And his lament over the pain of farewells likely will be felt by many of the athletes gathering Sunday for the Olympic closing ceremony at Arena di Verona, a 1st century Roman amphitheater.

From Los Angeles Times

As part of her response, Colón made sure Tribune readers knew she was leading a delegation from SafeSport to cheer on U.S. athletes at the Olympics.

From Salon

"I have learned so much that has helped me so much being an athlete in an action sport. The tricks and manoeuvres that we're doing inherently have a lot of risk to them," she said.

From BBC

And he said young athletes had shared the podium with older competitors at the Milan-Cortina Games.

From Barron's

That only about 2% of high school athletes go on to play at a Division 1 college, let alone sign big NIL deals, hasn’t dissuaded many families.

From The Wall Street Journal