athletics
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Julieta Gallego, 24, was a Spanish long jumper who competed for Madrid athletics club, AD Sprint.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Trautman found that the military’s efforts to provide enrichment and entertainment to soldiers and sailors put an emphasis on “movies, post exchanges, radio broadcasts, athletics, and dramatics.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
At Oxford, he excelled in athletics, winning a Blue, although it was doubtful whether his course qualified him to be a bona fide member of the University.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
In athletics, where rain tumbled down over several days, Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson did the 100m-200m double and was named men's MVP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
In Harlem that power was expressed in muscle, in being someone who wouldn’t take any nonsense or who was good at athletics.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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