athletic
Example Sentences
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Youth women’s soccer, alongside weightlifting and table tennis, is something of an athletic arbitrage for cash-strapped North Korea.
Before that athletics had been largely amateur until the 1980s, when athletes were left to generate their own income if they wanted to turn professional.
From BBC
She was a nationally ranked Division I swimmer as well as an excellent student, and much of her undergraduate education was covered by her athletic scholarship.
From MarketWatch
While all the students and professional spies I met are trim and athletic, Prof Crettiez is also keen to dispel the myth of James Bond-like adventure.
From BBC
The theme of season 2 is “Strong vs. Smart,” pitting 100 athletically inclined contestants against 100 contestants who run on brainpower.
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